The Presence of Cats and Dogs in the Christian Tombs of Oxyrhynchus

Excavation works carried out inside the funerary Crypt 1 at Sector 29, dating from the Byzantine period at the Upper Necropolis at Oxyrhynchus (Minya, Egypt), have provided some animal deposits that differ significantly, both formally and conceptually, from the habitual food products from their own...

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Autores principales: Agustí, Bibiana, Riudavets, Irene
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spelling I28-R263-article-162522024-12-28T01:39:06Z The Presence of Cats and Dogs in the Christian Tombs of Oxyrhynchus La presencia de gatos y perros en las tumbas cristianas de Oxirrinco Agustí, Bibiana Riudavets, Irene burial goods pets Christian period pharaonic continuity depósitos funerarios animales domésticos período cristiano pervivencia faraónica Excavation works carried out inside the funerary Crypt 1 at Sector 29, dating from the Byzantine period at the Upper Necropolis at Oxyrhynchus (Minya, Egypt), have provided some animal deposits that differ significantly, both formally and conceptually, from the habitual food products from their own gardens and stockyard and that neither form part of the community regular diet. As a result, they can be considered ritual funerary offerings that are not related with Christian tradition but could be some reminiscence linked to rituals concerning mummified animals from pharaonic tradition. La excavación de la cripta funeraria del período cristiano bizantino n. 1 del Sector 29 en la Necrópolis Alta de Oxirrinco (Minia, Egipto) ha permitido registrar algunos depósitos faunísti-cos que difieren formal y conceptualmente de los depósitos habituales de productos alimentarios y que no forman parte de la dieta habitual de la ciudad. En consecuencia, se consideran ofrendas rituales que enlazan con la tradición faraónica consistente en el depósito de animales momificados. Instituto de Historia Antigua Oriental, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, UBA 2024-12-26 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/rihao/article/view/16252 10.34096/rihao.n25.16252 Revista del Instituto de Historia Antigua Oriental 'Dr. Abraham Rosenvasser'; Núm. 25 (2024) 2683-9660 0325-1209 spa https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/rihao/article/view/16252/13876 Derechos de autor 2024 Bibiana Agustí, Irene Riudavets
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topic burial goods
pets
Christian period
pharaonic continuity
depósitos funerarios
animales domésticos
período cristiano
pervivencia faraónica
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pets
Christian period
pharaonic continuity
depósitos funerarios
animales domésticos
período cristiano
pervivencia faraónica
Agustí, Bibiana
Riudavets, Irene
The Presence of Cats and Dogs in the Christian Tombs of Oxyrhynchus
topic_facet burial goods
pets
Christian period
pharaonic continuity
depósitos funerarios
animales domésticos
período cristiano
pervivencia faraónica
author Agustí, Bibiana
Riudavets, Irene
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Riudavets, Irene
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title The Presence of Cats and Dogs in the Christian Tombs of Oxyrhynchus
title_short The Presence of Cats and Dogs in the Christian Tombs of Oxyrhynchus
title_full The Presence of Cats and Dogs in the Christian Tombs of Oxyrhynchus
title_fullStr The Presence of Cats and Dogs in the Christian Tombs of Oxyrhynchus
title_full_unstemmed The Presence of Cats and Dogs in the Christian Tombs of Oxyrhynchus
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description Excavation works carried out inside the funerary Crypt 1 at Sector 29, dating from the Byzantine period at the Upper Necropolis at Oxyrhynchus (Minya, Egypt), have provided some animal deposits that differ significantly, both formally and conceptually, from the habitual food products from their own gardens and stockyard and that neither form part of the community regular diet. As a result, they can be considered ritual funerary offerings that are not related with Christian tradition but could be some reminiscence linked to rituals concerning mummified animals from pharaonic tradition.
publisher Instituto de Historia Antigua Oriental, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, UBA
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