Cats Timeline

By Alfred Harris
  • 3000 BCE
    3000 BCE

    3000 BCE

    Cats have been in Egypt for almost 5000 years.
  • 2500 BCE
    2498 BCE

    2500 BCE

    Egyptians found a 4,500 year-old tome with many mummified cats and cat statues.
  • 2000 BCE
    2000 BCE

    2000 BCE

    Cats started to associated with the sun god.
  • 1000 BCE
    1000 BCE

    1000 BCE

    Egyptians began to see cats as having divine characteristics
  • 7 th to 4th Century BCE
    73 BCE

    7 th to 4th Century BCE

    Large cemeteteries for cats became common.
  • The 5th Century BCE
    3 BCE

    The 5th Century BCE

    A big cult for basket grew in Bubastis attracting many flowers.