King Tutankamun - Glow in the Dark Papyrus - 20x30cm Hippopotamus_Statue He protected his worshipers against

He protected his worshipers against the dangers presented by the Nile

they evoke the protective spells inscribed on tomb walls to ensure safe passage through the underworld

Bastet was an ancient deity whose ferocious nature was ameliorated after the domestication of the cat around 1500 BCE

His greatest victory was at the Battle of Gaugamela

He was worshipped from at least the late prehistoric Egypt until the Ptolemaic Kingdom and Roman Egypt

King Tutankamun - Glow in the Dark Papyrus - 20x30cm Hippopotamus_Statue He protected his worshipers against20x30cm Hand painted Ancient Egyptian King Tutankamun Papyrus Made in Egypt Black Hieroglyphic Background (All Papyrus is hand made & hand painted, so yours may differ slightly from that in the photo)