November
12
/ 2022
It has long been known from carvings and tomb paintings that the ancient Egyptians used branding irons to mark their cattle. Now a new study presents evidence that they also used branding stamps on human slaves, revealing that their status was on par with other property such as cattle. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"101242","attributes":{"alt":"Nebamun Supervising Estate Activities, Tomb of Nebamun, men branding cattle while the tomb owner, Nebamun, looks on and a scribe records the proceedings., by Charles K. Wilkinson (Metropolitan Museum of Art / Public Domain)","class":"media-image","height":"341","style":"width: 610px; height: 341px;","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"610"}}]] Nebamun Supervising Estate Activities, Tomb of Nebamun, men branding cattle while the tomb owner, Nebamun, looks on and a scribe records the proceedings., by Charles K. Wilkinson ( Metropolitan Museum of Art / Public
