The recent discoveries by archeologists at the site of Hamra dom (Qina, El-tariff mountain) show kind of crocodile worship as what was known at Kom Ombo (Upper Egypt) and El Fayom. The article tries to answer many questions about this discovery; where these crocodiles were breeding? Did they breed in a regular manner as a part of the local crocodile cult or not? Whether it was as votive offerings or there was another aim. That the article also discusses the archaeological evidence for the existing of crocodiles in such dry place and clears the reason for its mummification and the methods of its mummification. The article compares between a recently discovered crocodile mummies in the town of Qina and the multitude of crocodile mummies discovered in other cemeteries throughout the Fayum and kom ompo.
تاريخ النشر
04/07/2018
الناشر
International Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences
د/ زينب عبد التواب رياض | Dr/ Zainab Abd El-twab Riyad | 9010