Among the artifacts was a processional ark, listed as Shrine 261, the Anubis Shrine.

He points out that Shrine 261 is not strictly analogous to the Ark of the Covenant: it can only be said that the Anubis Shrine is " ark-like ", constructed of wood, gilded and gessoed, stored within a sacred tomb, " guarding " the treasury of the tomb ( and not the primary focus of that environment ), that it contains compartments within it that store and hold sacred objects, that it has a figure of Anubis on its lid, and that it was carried by two staves permanently inserted into rings at its base and borne by eight priests in the funerary procession to Tutankhamun's tomb.

According to the Akkadian transcription in the Amarna letters, Anubis ' name was vocalized in Egyptian as Anapa.

At this time, Anubis was the most important god of the dead but he was replaced during the Middle Kingdom by Osiris.

Anubis was associated with the mummification and protection of the dead for their journey into the afterlife.

One of the roles of Anubis was " Guardian of the Scales ".

Deciding the weight of " truth " by weighing the Heart against Ma ' at, who was often depicted as an ostrich feather, Anubis dictated the fate of souls.

Indeed, when the Myth of Osiris and Isis emerged, it was said that when Osiris had been killed by Set, Osiris ' organs were given to Anubis as a gift.

In later times, during the Ptolemaic period, Anubis was merged with the Greek god Hermes, becoming Hermanubis.

Although the Greeks and Romans typically scorned Egypt's animal-headed gods as bizarre and primitive ( Anubis was known to be mockingly called " Barker " by the Greeks ), Anubis was sometimes associated with Sirius in the heavens, and Cerberus in Hades.

Instead like other jackals Anubis ' head was black to resemble the god of death.

Thus, for example, the funerary god Anubis was portrayed as a jackal, a creature whose scavenging habits threatened the preservation of the body, in an effort to counter this threat and employ it for protection.

The tale describes both why Anubis is seen as an underworld deity ( he becomes a son of Osiris ), and why he could not inherit Osiris's position ( he was not a legitimate heir in this new birth scenario ), neatly preserving Osiris's position as lord of the underworld.

Anubis ( or Hermanubis ) was viewed as the messenger of the gods, as he travelled in and out of the Underworld and presented himself to the gods and to humans.

Telethusa despaired, but was visited in the middle of the night by the Egyptian goddess Isis, attended by Anubis and Apis, who assured her that all would be well.

* The Doric Temple of Isis was built on a high over-looking hill at the beginning of the Roman period to venerate the familiar trinity of Isis, the Alexandrian Serapis and Anubis.

In the city of Memphis, Nephthys was duly honored with the title " Queen of the Embalmer's Shop ," and there associated with the jackal-headed god Anubis as patron.

The association of Bastet as mother of Anubis, was broken years later when Anubis became identified as the son of Nephthys.

In the Hall of Two Truths, Anubis weighed the heart of a person against Ma ' at, the goddess of truth, who was sometimes depicted symbolically as an ostrich feather.

* Some ancient Egyptian statues of Anubis read ,"... I am death ... I eat ambrosia and drink blood ..." which hints that ambrosia is a food of some sort.

Anubis ( or ; ) is the Greek name for a jackal-headed god associated with mummification and the afterlife in ancient Egyptian religion.

Like many ancient Egyptian deities, Anubis assumes different roles in various contexts.

* Anubis ( Ancient Greek: Ἄνουβις ) is the Egyptian name for a jackal-headed god associated with mummification and the afterlife in ancient Egyptian religion.

In ancient Egyptian mythology, the fields of Aaru (; Egyptian: < hiero > M17-G1-D21-G43-M2-M2-M2 </ hiero > iArw meaning " reeds ") ( alternatives: Yaaru, Iaru, Aalu ) or the Egyptian reed fields, are the heavenly paradise, where Osiris ruled after he became part of the Egyptian pantheon and displaced Anubis in the Ogdoad tradition.

As the duel proceeded, however, it was revealed that Kaiba had been used as a puppet for the ancient Egyptian sorcerer, Anubis, who had placed the Pyramid of Light card in Pegasus's deck.

A second room within the temple ( though not from the film ) features a large altar in the form of the ancient Egyptian god Anubis.

Cynopolis, the Greek name for the ancient Egyptian town Hardai in the seventeenth nome of Upper Egypt, it was home to the cult of Anubis.

Adam remarked that this expedition found itself under attack by an ancient " god of evil ", whom he described as resembling Anubis.

* Egyptian deities, including Anubis, Horus and Thoth

In the Egyptian religious illustration to the right, Anubis is using a balance scale to weigh the heart of Hunefer.

Temples of Asclepius and the Egyptian Gods Isis, Serapis and Anubis have been laid bare.

Osiris came to be seen as the guardian of the gates of Aaru after he became part of the Egyptian pantheon and displaced Anubis in the Ogdoad tradition.

A section of the Egyptian Book of the Dead written on papyrus showing the Weighing of the Heart in Duat where Anubis can be seen on the far right, the scales are shown with the feather balance, and Ammit awaits hearts that she must devour-the presence of Osiris at the gateway to the paradise of Aaru dates the papyrus to a late tradition of the myth.

Statue of Hermanubis, combining the attributes of the Egyptian gods | Egyptian god Anubis with those of the Greek gods | Greek god Hermes ( Vatican Museums )

In classical mythology, Hermanubis ( Greek: Ἑρμανοῦβις ) was a god who combined Hermes ( Greek mythology ) with Anubis ( Egyptian mythology ).

His renditions of hieroglyphic texts tended to be wordy and portentous ; for example, he translated a frequently occurring phrase in Egyptian, < u > d </ u > d W < u > s </ u > r, " Osiris says ," as " The treachery of Typhon ends at the throne of Isis, the moisture of nature is guarded by the vigilance of Anubis.

* Egyptian mythos (" Pharaonic Pantheon "), among them: Re-Horakthy, Anubis, Apep, Bast, Bes, Hathor, Imhotep, Isis, Nephthys, Osiris, Ptah, Set, Sobek and Thoth

( Its alternate name comes from the Egyptian god Anubis, who was often represented by a dog head resembling the dog-like muzzle of the baboon.

Cynocephaly was familiar to the Ancient Greeks from representations of the Egyptian gods Hapi ( the son of Horus ) and Anubis ( the Egyptian god of the dead ).

With this connection, Anubis became the patron god of embalmers: during the funerary rites of mummification, illustrations from the Book of the Dead often show a priest wearing the jackal mask supporting the upright mummy.

Anubis is also known as the god of mummification and death.

Usually, Anubis is portrayed as the son of Nephthys and Set, Osiris ' brother and the god of the desert and darkness.

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A later myth, when the cult of Osiris gained more authority, tells the story of Anubis, the god of the underworld.

The goddesses find and restore Osiris ' body, often with the help of other deities, including Thoth, a deity credited with great magical and healing powers, and Anubis, the god of embalming and funerary rites.

" Upon her Isis ' brow stood the crescent moon-horns, garlanded with glittering heads of golden grain, and grace of royal dignity ; and at her side the baying dog Anubis, dappled Apis, sacred Bubastis and the god who holds his finger to his lips for silence sake.

In connection with this, when Anubis became the god of embalming, Bast, as goddess of ointment, came to be regarded as his wife.

Since it was later connected to the god Anubis, it is sometimes called the Anubis fetish.

One idea is that it came to symbolise Anubis as an embalmer, although this is unlikely to be the original understanding, as Anubis was originally a god of the dead, rather than just embalming.

At the point in history at which Aken arose, Anubis had become merely the god of embalming, and Osiris, though lord of the whole underworld, dwelt specifically in Aaru.

In this earthly form, she was, dualistically, said to be the mother of Anubis, the god of the dead, since, it is she, as nourisher, that brings life, and Anubis, as death, that takes it.