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It’s common knowledge that the ancient Egyptians were the first to domesticate cats, and that they utilized them for rodent control then eventually grew to venerate them; but is there any evidence in the archeological record that some of the ancient Egyptians kept the cats purely for companionship?

by /u/JustinJSrisuk in /r/AskHistorians

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