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 likely developed from the earlier jackal god Wepwawet with whom he is often confused.
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c. 6000 BCE - c. 3150 BCEAnubis is developed as a god of the dead during the Predynastic Period in Egypt.
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c. 3150 BCE - c. 2890 BCEAnubis appears on tomb walls during the First Dynasty of Egypt.
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c. 2613 BCE - c. 2181 BCEAnubis is the sole God of the Dead during the Old Kingdom period in Egypt.
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c. 2040 BCE - c. 1782 BCEAnubis is replaced by Osiris as God of the Dead in Egypt and is assimilated into the cult of Osiris as his son by Nephthys.
