Cigarette Card

Cavanders “Ancient Egypt” Cigarette Card #7 “Egyptian Zoolatry”. Produced in 1928.

Text on reverse of card reads:

“The sacred bull, called Apis, was venerated throughout Egypt, and especially honoured in Memphis, the capital of the country at the time of the Exodus Lands were set apart for its support and numbers of men and women were engaged for its maintenance and feeding.
If a person killed any sacred animal accidentally, his punishment was referred to the priests, but if he did so by design, he was sentenced to instant death, and the enraged multitude seldom waited for the formalities of trial.
When one of these sacred animals died, it was greatly lamented and frequently had large sums of money expended on its funeral.”