Abstract
An unusual image of a rodent confronting a cat in the Beni Hassan tomb of Baqet III (no. 15) has perplexed scholars, who have been unable to agree what species of rat or mouse is represented. Recent re-recording of the Middle Kingdom cemetery site by the Australian Centre for Egyptology has revealed new information that now confirms the animal’s identity as a Nile grass rat (Arvicanthis niloticus).
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Creatures of earth, water, and sky |
| Subtitle of host publication | essays on animals in Ancient Egypt and Nubia |
| Editors | Stéphanie Porcier, Salima Ikram, Stéphane Pasquali |
| Place of Publication | Leiden |
| Publisher | Sidestone Press |
| Chapter | 13 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9789088907722 |
| Publication status | Accepted/In press - Aug 2019 |
Keywords
- Egyptology
- Egyptian art
- animals
- human-animal relationships
- mice
- rats
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Evans, L. (Accepted/In press). Trapping Baqet's rat. In S. Porcier, S. Ikram, & S. Pasquali (Eds.), Creatures of earth, water, and sky: essays on animals in Ancient Egypt and Nubia Leiden: Sidestone Press.