Sheep in Ancient Egypt

Breeding sheep in Ancient
Egypt (Inside a tomb back
to 2000 BC)

Sheep, though, do not come along to have been mostly eaten; in some breaks it was, indeed, strong to devour them.

Two sorts of gentle sheep were raised in ancient Egypt. The older stock, (ovis longipes), had horns jutting out, while the newer fat chased sheep, (ovis platyra), which was presented during the Middle Kingdom, had horns curled close to the head on either lateral.

Sheep were not of the economic importance to Egyptians that they were to the desert dwellers, who hinged upon sheep for milk, meat and wool. The Egyptians favorite the less hot and electric linen and later the light cotton to fleece.