A large number of 'cat mummies' are found in the mausoleum near the pyramid of ancient Egypt

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Founder, of the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt userkaf in the complex mausoleum (mausoleum) in the vicinity of the construction pyramid for, even the cat mummy of dozens of animals, wooden cat image of about 100 bodies have been discovered . The ancient Egyptian people are topics as being cats.

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The mausoleum where a cat mummy was found is located in Sakkara in Egypt. According to Khaled El-Enany who investigated, seven sarcophagus ( sarcophagus ) were discovered from the mausoleum, of which three coffins were those of cats, one coffin belonging to Khufu-Imhat, the supervisor of the royal palace building That was. The mausoleum is used for "cats" and is believed to be from the late 5th century to the early 6th century.

The wooden cat image discovered with the cat's mummy was decorated with gold, it was made with the same age as the mummy. The statue of Bastet , the goddess of a cat appearing in Egyptian myths, has also been found.

In the mausoleum where a cat's mummy was found and the surrounding mausoleum, besides cats, besides animals such as lions, cows, hayabusa and crocodiles, mummified beetle and ...

Cobra was also found.

In addition, it seems there was also a papyrus including a human mummy and a book of the dead .

The excavation work of researchers started in April 2018, and it is continued even at the time of article creation. Although the specific origin of the mausoleum and sculpture is not clear, it is understood that future investigation will understand the origin and the contents written on the papyrus.