Trapping Baqet's rat

Linda Evans

Trapping Baqet's rat

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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
Pages	155-159
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Print)	9789088907722, 9789088907715
Publication status	Published - 2019
Event	International Symposium on Animals in Ancient Egypt (1st : 2016) - Lyon, France Duration: 1 Jun 2016 → 4 Jun 2016

Conference

Conference	International Symposium on Animals in Ancient Egypt (1st : 2016)
Abbreviated title	ISAAE 1
Country/Territory	France
City	Lyon
Period	1/06/16 → 4/06/16

Keywords

rodents
rats
mice
Egyptian art
Beni Hassan
Middle Kingdon

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Trapping Baqet's rat

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