Clues from ancient texts guided European archaeologists in their long search for Bubastis, sacred to the Egyptian cat goddess Bastet. Copper statue of the cat goddess Bastet. Eighth to fourth ...
High in Egypt’s Nile Delta lie the ruins of Bubastis, the ancient city devoted to Bastet, once described by classical writers as a powerful center of female worship and devotion. This full documentary ...
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Bubastis the sacred city of cats in ancient Egypt
In ancient Egypt, few animals were more revered than the cat—and nowhere was this more true than in the city of Bubastis. In this ATG Highlights episode, we explore the ruins of Bubastis, the ...
An Ancient Egyptian bas-relief block from the Great Hall of Nakhthoreb, Great Temple of Bast, Tell Basta (Bubastis), Lower Egypt. This block and some other fragments are all that have survived from a ...
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