![]() Anubis was the Guardian of the Scales, used to weigh the hearts of dead souls.He guided the death through the underworld (called Duat).Anubis is the inventor and god of embalming and mummification.He is one of the oldest gods, references in text go back as far as the Old Kingdom.Anubis was the god of the dead and the underworld until the Middle Kingdom, when this role was taken over by Osiris.Anubis masks and statuettes dating back to early to late Ptolemaic period (332-30 BC) exist in museums today. ![]() The nine bows represented all the enemies of Egypt, and it was believed that Anubis had defeated every one of them. In the Valley of the Kings, an image of Anubis in his role as “Jackal Ruler of the Bows” was often used to seal tombs. Together they have a daughter called Kebechet, who is the goddess of purification.Īside from the Anubis statue discovered in King Tut’s tomb, his representation can be found frequently in ancient Egyptian art. Son of Nephtys and Ra: in early mythology texts, Ra (the sun God), was depicted as being Anubis’ father, while his mother was speculated as being either Hesat the cow goddess, Bastet the cat-headed warfare goddess, or Nephthys.Īnubis' wife is called Anput and has the body of a woman and the head of a jackal.As Seth is the God of darkness, storms and destruction, it is easy to see how Anubis could be his son. In this version, it is believed that Nephthys disguised herself as Osiris’ beautiful sister, Isis, to beget a half brother for Horus. ![]()
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