ANUBIS
God of Mummification and of The Underworld
Anubis is a man with the
head of a jackal-like
animal. His head is black,
and his shows his position
as god of the dead.
There is a statue of him as
a full jackal in the tomb of
Tutankhamen, and it is very
rare that he is depicted as
a full male.
Anubis is thought to be the son of
Ra and of Nephthys.
His daughter is named Kasbechet
and she helps him in the
Mummification process.
Anubis is the god of
mummification, and the dead on
their path through the underworld.
The ancient Egyptians referred to Anubis as the
"Lord of the hallowed land". They believed the
land of the dead was thought to be in the west,
this is where they believed Anubis lived. He
was generally known as a black jackal-headed
man, or as a black jackal.
The Egyptians would have noticed the jackals
roaming around the graveyards, and so the link
between the animal and the dead was formed in
their minds.