Before some sanctimonious & preachy LeLi clown spouting 'ganga-jamuni tehzeeb' claims that, Sheep are either of 'Dravidian' origin

OR

Brought by their favorite Mughals from their Central Asian lands, perhaps as amorous partners for personal amusement and/or for 'Biryani.' (1/5)

Sorry. RgVeda mentions Sheep quite a few times. Wool was very well known.

Sheep are known by the word Avi, which has special significance in some suktas; also known as Ura.

There are many refs across Vedic texts; however, only a few Rgvedic refs provided in this thread.

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(Key for RgVeda refs: mandala-book/circle.sukta-hymn.rucha/mantra-verse)

1.126.7 and 4.37.4 mention that sheep of Gandhara regions were famous for the quality of their wool.

1.114.9 talks about the shepherds returning their sheep to their owners, post grazing. (3/5)

9.78.1 mentions that a strainer for Soma juice is made of sheep wool.

8.67.3 has a danastuti of gifting a hundred sheep.

10.26.6 states Pushan weaves raiment from wool of sheep and that the Parushni country (around Ravi river) is famous for its wool. (4/5)

The Purushasukta (10.90.10) mentions that goats and sheep were created out of the Supreme Being.

Ralph Griffith trans:

"From it were horses born, from it all cattle with two rows of teeth:
From it were generated kine, from it the goats and sheep were born."

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