Pst pst pst! Nedjem!

of course if was an orange
- Original Braincell Occupier
  
  Or did he have all of the orange brain mummified with him except for the last active cell shared amongst his descendents?

Nedjem had the focused concentrated power of will to get the table snack
- That's because nobody bothered to write about asshole, asshole the second and and dumbass who came before sweety.

I'm sure Nedjem's owner would be infinitely amused that their cat is being discussed 3500 years later

I swear, there's nothing that makes me feel closer to our ancestors than knowing they loved and cared for their pets. It's just awesome to know that I could meet someone from 5000 years ago, and they'd immediately understand us doing the same.
- https://lemmy.world/post/28164346
- I like that cat's attitude to humans also didn't change. Here's the picture of 15th century manuscript with cat:s paw prints.
- One of the oldest examples of cat domestication is a grave from Cyprus where the cat was buried with its master.

“In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this.”
— Terry Pratchett
- Neither have we.

It doesn't look very happy being leashed to what I hope is a table leg but worry is a horse's (or some other animal's) leg. Even its pose looks like one of those "let me fucking go! I'm about to clamp down on anything fleshy I can reach!"
- I assumed it was an even larger cat

Im naming my next cat Nedjem!
- I was just wondering about pronunciation to do the same! Would it be nehd-jehm with the 'j' pronounced like in 'gem'? Or would it be nehd-yehm? With the 'j' sounding like a 'y'? My instinct says the first for ancient Egyptian, but pronunciation of things can surprise us
  
  I'd just call them NEDJ-em, or Nedg, Probably Nedgy would get a lot of play, too. It doesnt have to be correct, its not a test in ancient Egyptian.