Bastet with an additional feminine suffix, as "Bastet". The name change is thought to have been added to emphasize pronunciation of the ending "t" sound, which was often left silent. Use of the new name became very familiar to Egyptologists. Cats in ancient Egypt were revered highly, partly due to their ability to combat vermin such as mice, rats (which threatened key food supplies), and snakes—especially cobras. Cats of royalty were, in some instances, known to be dressed in golden jewelry and were allowed to eat from their owners' plates. Turner and Bateson estimate that during the Twenty-second Dynasty (), Bastet
Ministers of Social Protection of the Armenian SSR work on the 19th anniversary of the RA Independence by the RA President Decree made on September 16, 2010. Ministers of Social Protection of the Armenian SSR The Minister of Social Protection of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic (Russian: Министр социальной защиты Армянской Советской Социалистической Республики/Armenian: ՀՀ Սոցիալիստական Հանրապետության Սոցիալական պաշտպանության նախարար) was a government and state position in the Ministry of Social Protection of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic or Armenian SSR, the position was formed 1920, when Armenia became part of the Soviet Union. It became important state institution for citizens in the Soviet region. Haykaz Kostanyan was