Anubis
The Egyptian jackal-headed god of embalming, who guarded graves, guided the dead and weighed their hearts.
Core Themes
- The first embalmer — the priest's masks of jackal were his in ritual.
- Guardian of the scales at the weighing of the heart before Osiris's throne.
Related Concepts & Sources
Egyptian (culture),
Afterlife (theme),
Book of the Dead (source)
Wikidata Authority Record
- Canonical Label
- Anubis
- Verified Description
- Egyptian deity of mummification and the afterlife, usually depicted as a man with a canine head
Identified as: Egyptian deity of mummification and the afterlife, usually depicted as a man with a canine head. Source: Wikidata Q47534.
Classified As