Rat

The Rat in Ancient Egypt

The Black Rat//,// Sand Rat, and the African Grass Rat were despised by the ancient Egyptians for the harm they did to grain, and, like the mouse, were known as "Ra's abomination." Both rats and mice issuing from flooded fields gave rise to the belief that they were produced from mud. This belief was later adopted by the Greeks.

The Rodents of Ancient Egypt