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Bubastis
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Bubastis, also known in Arabic as Tell-Basta or in Egyptian as Per-Bast, was an ancient Egyptian city. Bubastis is often identified with the biblical Pi-Beseth. It was the capital of its own nome, loc
View of Bubastis
View of Bubastis
Relief of the pharaoh Amenhotep II, made of red granite. It depicts the pharaoh worshiping the god Amun. From the 18th Dynasty, circa 1430 BC, with an
Relief of the pharaoh Amenhotep II, made of red granite. It depicts the pharaoh worshiping the god Amun. From the 18th Dynasty, circa 1430 BC, with an additional inscription by Seti I (circa 1290 BC). Originally from Bubastis, British Museum.
Hathor capital from the Temple of Bubastis in the collection of the British Museum
Hathor capital from the Temple of Bubastis in the collection of the British Museum
Upper part, figure of an official of Amenhotep III, from a double statue. From Bubastis, Egypt. Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London
Upper part, figure of an official of Amenhotep III, from a double statue. From Bubastis, Egypt. Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London
Bastet
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Bastet or Bast, also known as Ubasti or Bubastis, is a goddess of ancient Egyptian religion, possibly of Nubian origin, worshipped as early as the Second Dynasty. In ancient Greek religion, she was kn
Bubastis
…the capital of its own nome, located along the River Nile in the Delta region of Lower Egypt, and notable as a center of worship for the feline goddess Bastet, and therefore the principal depository in Egypt of mummies of cats. Its ruins are located in the suburbs of the modern city of Zagazig…
Wadjet-Bastet, with a lioness head, the solar disk, and the cobra that represents Wadjet
Wadjet-Bastet, with a lioness head, the solar disk, and the cobra that represents Wadjet
Statue of Bastet holding a sistrum
Statue of Bastet holding a sistrum
Bastet, Albert Hall Museum, Jaipur, India
Bastet, Albert Hall Museum, Jaipur, India
An Eighteenth Dynasty burial artifact from the tomb of Tutankhamun (c. 1323 BC), an alabaster cosmetic jar topped with a lioness representing Bastet —
An Eighteenth Dynasty burial artifact from the tomb of Tutankhamun (c. 1323 BC), an alabaster cosmetic jar topped with a lioness representing Bastet — Cairo Museum