Mummified puppies and their descendents
On 1 May 2009, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology staff announced the results of a recent CT scan of the 2,300-year-old mummy of a 40-plus year old man called “Hapi-Men” and the small bundle which had been deposited at his feet. “Hapi-Men” translates roughly to “The Apis bull endures.” Apis, a bull-deity worshipped in the Memphis region, was the most important of all the sacred animals in Egypt.
The CT scan revealed that Hapi-Men was adorned with numerous amulets. The amulets would have facilitated his passage into the afterlife.
The small bundle turned out to be the remains of a puppy. (more…)