Information: - The domestic pigeon ("Columba livia domestica") is a pigeon that was derived from the rock pigeon. The rock pigeon is the world's oldest domesticated bird. Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets mention the domestication of pigeons more than 5,000 years ago, as do Egyptian hieroglyphics. Research suggests that domestication of pigeons occurred as early as 10,000 years ago. - Mesopotamia ("[land] between rivers"; from Ancient Armenian (Mijagetq); "bild ar-rfidayn" "miyn rodn"; "Beth Nahrain" "land of rivers") is a name for the area of the TigrisEuphrates river system, in modern days roughly corresponding to most of Iraq plus Kuwait, the eastern parts of Syria, Southeastern Turkey, and regions along the Turkish-Syrian and IranIraq borders. - A Racing Homer is a breed of domestic pigeon that has been selectively bred for more speed and enhanced homing instinct for the sport of pigeon racing. A popular domestic pigeon breed, the Racing Homer is also one of the newest. - Egypt (; ', , "Kimi"), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia by a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. Egypt is a Mediterranean country bordered by the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Gulf of Aqaba to the east, the Red Sea to the east and south, Sudan to the south, and Libya to the west. Across the Gulf of Aqaba lies Jordan, and across from the Sinai Peninsula lies Saudi Arabia, although Jordan and Saudi Arabia do not share a land border with Egypt. It is the world's only contiguous Afrasian nation. - The American Show Racer pigeon ( also known as the Show Pen Racer , and nicknamed the '' Bird of Dignity . '' ) is a breed of domestic pigeon that began in the early 1950s with the finest Racing Homers , selectively bred for their breed type . Pigeon historian Wendell Levi mentions Show Pen Racers in his book The Pigeon . He describes the early development of the breed in the United States and early breeders of the variety . In 1952 , The American Show Pen Racer Club was formed at the National Show held in Des Moines , Iowa . As years passed , the word '' pen '' was removed from the club name and it was officially changed to The American Show Racer Association ( ASRA ) . As the breed developed , the standard was updated and in the year 2000 , a new standard drawing was created and accepted by vote of the membership . Emphasis is placed on '' station '' ( which includes an upright posture ) and a powerful head . The bird should be very smooth - feathered . The ASRA currently has approximately 150 members in 37 US states and seven other countries . It is an affiliate club of the National Pigeon Association . The breed is popular at shows . In November 2007 , at the Pageant of Pigeons held in San Bernardino , California , approximately 150 were entered by 15 exhibitors . - A hieroglyph (Greek for "sacred writing") is a character of the ancient Egyptian writing system. Logographic scripts that are pictographic in form in a way reminiscent of ancient Egyptian are also sometimes called hieroglyphs". In Neoplatonism, especially during the Renaissance, a "hieroglyph" was an artistic representation of an esoteric idea, which Neoplatonists believed actual Egyptian hieroglyphs to be. The word "hieroglyphics" refer to a hieroglyphic script. What is the relationship between 'american show racer' and 'pigeon breed'?
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