Hunt in ancient Egypt, Horus, the ultimate hunter.Part-2

The use of dogs in hunt was so ancient and the Egyptians were the first to breed specific kind of dogs for the hunting purpose. Then the Egyptian breeds of hunting dogs were introduced to Europe during the Greek dynasty. The Basenji dog which was the authentic barkless - hunting dog for the ancient Egyptians “The figure above”. Surprisingly was used in the red fox-hunt by the ancient Egyptian Nobles once the red fox was indigenous and before to become extinct. The amazing fact here is to realize that the ancient Egyptians started that sport before Europeans. The scene above is from tomb of Prince Nefer- Maat , son of king Sneferu , the unique scene goes back to the fourth dynasty which is about 2600 B.C. Also the grey hound and the saluki dog were used in hunting by nobles of ancient Egypt.

A hunting scene from Bani Hassan tombs,1400 B.C

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