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Anubis
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Anubis

Anubis (also known as Inpu, Inpw, Anpu) is the Egyptian god of mummification, funerary rites, guardian of tombs, and guide to the afterlife as well as the patron god of lost souls and the helpless. He is one of the oldest gods of Egypt, most...
Anubis God of Lost Souls
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Anubis God of Lost Souls

Anubis is the Egyptian god of mummification and the afterlife as well as the patron god of lost souls and the helpless. Modern reproduction.
Anubis, Egyptian Sarcophagus
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Anubis, Egyptian Sarcophagus

A scene from a wooden Egyptian sarcophagus depicting Anubis, the god of mummification and the afterlife. c. 400 BCE. Allard Pierson Museum, Amsterdam.
Anubis Tending to a Mummy
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Anubis Tending to a Mummy

A relief depicting the god Anubis attending to the mummy of a worker, identified as either Amennakht or Nebenmaat. The relief, and the tomb it is in, date to the reign of Ramesses II (1279-1213 BCE). From the necropolis at Deir el-Medina...
Anubis, Thoth, & Horus
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Anubis, Thoth, & Horus

Wooden figures of the Egyptian gods Anubis (jackal), Thoth (ibis), and Horus (falcon). Holes in their bases suggest they were carried on poles as standards for use during funeral processions. Ptolemaic Period, 3rd-2nd century BCE. (Egyptian...
Anubis: The Egyptian Jackal-Headed God of Mummifaction and the Afterlife
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Anubis: The Egyptian Jackal-Headed God of Mummifaction and the Afterlife

Anubis is the jackal-headed Egyptian god of mummification and the afterlife. He is depicted both as a jackal, and as a man with the head of a jackal. Anubis as a man is often depicted with black skin which represents the decay of the body...
Anubis: Egyptian god of the Afterlife
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Anubis: Egyptian god of the Afterlife

Anubis, the Egyptian god of the afterlife and mummification. One of the important roles of Anubis was as the "Guardian of the Scales" in the Underworld when the hearts of dead souls were weighed as a determining factor whether the individual...
Roman Statue of Anubis
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Roman Statue of Anubis

A Roman marble statue of the Egyptian god Anubis. Provenance: Anzio, Villa Pamphili, 1st-2nd century CE. (Vatican Museums, Rome).
Priest Wearing Mask of Anubis
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Priest Wearing Mask of Anubis

Fresco showing a priest wearing a mask of Anubis, from the Temple of Isis in Pompeii, Naples National Archaeological Museum. The cult of Isis was widely spread in the Hellenistic period because of the religious links that the Greeks maintained...
Funerary Stele Featuring Osiris, Min, Horus, Anubis, Isis, and Maat
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Funerary Stele Featuring Osiris, Min, Horus, Anubis, Isis, and Maat

This detail of a funerary stela depicts Takerseb (extreme right), a priestess of the goddess Min-Re, making an offering to the Egyptian gods and goddesses (from right to left: Osiris, Min, Horus, Anubis, Isis, and Maat). Ptolemaic Period...
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