House+Sparrow

The Sparrow in Ancient Egypt


 * Egyptian Name:**

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 * Hieroglyphics:**



The House Sparrow was despised as a pest for raiding the orchards, and was caught with nets. Its use as a hieroglyphic indicated all that was bad and evil, for, as an Egyptian text states, "The sparrow means want upon the peasant."

The Songbirds of Ancient Egypt