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title: Anubis, Thoth, & Horus
author: Mark Cartwright
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4499/anubis-thoth--horus/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
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# Anubis, Thoth, & Horus

_Authored by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/)_

## Image File

[![Anubis, Thoth, & Horus](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4499.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4499.jpg)

## Image Caption

Wooden figures of the [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) gods [Anubis](https://www.worldhistory.org/Anubis/) (jackal), [Thoth](https://www.worldhistory.org/Thoth/) (ibis), and [Horus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Horus/) (falcon). Holes in their bases suggest they were carried on poles as standards for use during funeral processions. [Ptolemaic Period](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ptolemaic_Dynasty/), 3rd-2nd century BCE. (Egyptian Museum, Turin)

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## About the Author

Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Cartwright, M. (2016, January 24). Anubis, Thoth, & Horus. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4499/anubis-thoth--horus/>
### Chicago
Cartwright, Mark. "Anubis, Thoth, & Horus." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 24, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4499/anubis-thoth--horus/>.
### MLA
Cartwright, Mark. "Anubis, Thoth, & Horus." *World History Encyclopedia*, 24 Jan 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4499/anubis-thoth--horus/>.

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