Anubis

Also known as Inpu, Anpu

Anubis (; ), also known as Inpu, Inpw, Jnpw, or Anpu in Ancient Egyptian (), is the god of funerary rites, protector of graves, and guide to the underworld in ancient Egyptian religion, usually depicted as a canine or a man with a canine head.

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Anubis was an ancient Egyptian god associated with death, burials, and the afterlife, typically shown as a jackal-like animal or as a human with a jackal's head. He mattered to ancient Egyptians because they believed he protected tombs, oversaw funeral practices, and guided souls to the underworld.

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Deity.parents: Nephthys and Osiris , or Ra , or Set
Deity.consort: Anput, Nephthys
Deity.offspring: Kebechet
Deity.siblings: Bata
Deity.Greek_equivalent: Hades or Hermes
Deity.type: Egyptian
Deity.name: Anubis
Deity.image: Anubis standing.svg
Deity.image_upright: .7
Deity.caption: The Egyptian god Anubis,(a modern rendition inspired by New Kingdom tomb paintings)
Deity.hiero: i-n:p-w-E16
Deity.cult_center: Lycopolis, Cynopolis
Deity.symbol: Mummy gauze, fetish, jackal, flail

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Image: Anubis standing.svg

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Commons category: Anubis
Commons gallery: Anubis
native label: 𓇋𓈖𓊪𓁢
name in hiero markup: i-n:p-w-C6

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Name
History
Roles
Embalmer
Protector of tombs
Guide of souls
Weigher of hearts
Portrayal in art
Worship
See also
References
Informational notes
Citations
Bibliography
Further reading
External links

Like many ancient Egyptian deities, Anubis assumed different roles in various contexts. Depicted as a protector of graves as early as the First Dynasty (), Anubis was also an embalmer. By the Middle Kingdom (c. 2055–1650 BC) he was replaced by Osiris in his role as lord of the underworld. One of his prominent roles was as a god who ushered souls into the afterlife. He attended the weighing scale during the "Weighing of the Heart", in which it was determined whether a soul would be allowed to enter the realm of the dead. Anubis is one of the most frequently depicted and mentioned gods in the Egyptian pantheon; however, few major myths involved him.