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"Anubis: The Divine Guardian of the Afterlife" In ancient Egyptian mythology

Background imageAnubis Collection: DDE-90020895

DDE-90020895
Olive Baboon (Papio anubis), Maasai Mara, Kenya. Date: 01/10/2009

Background imageAnubis Collection: DDE-90020388

DDE-90020388
Olive baboon (Papio cynocephalus anubis), Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Date: 22/01/2010

Background imageAnubis Collection: DDE-90020169

DDE-90020169
Olive Baboon, Papio anubis, Lake Nakuru, Kenya, mother with baby. Date: 14/12/2010

Background imageAnubis Collection: DDE-90020166

DDE-90020166
Olive Baboon, Papio anubis, a pair of young baboons in the Masai Mara GR, Kenya. Date: 08/02/2006

Background imageAnubis Collection: DDE-90020073

DDE-90020073
Olive Baboon, Papio anubis in the Masai Mara GR, Kenya. Date: 17/02/2005

Background imageAnubis Collection: DDE-90020070

DDE-90020070
Olive Baboon, Papio anubis in the Masai Mara GR, Kenya. Date: 17/02/2005

Background imageAnubis Collection: DDE-90019522

DDE-90019522
Kenya Date: 27/08/2005

Background imageAnubis Collection: DDE-90019491

DDE-90019491
Kenya, Masai Mara Game Reserve. Baby Olive Baboon (Papio anubis) Date: 27/08/2005

Background imageAnubis Collection: DDE-90019483

DDE-90019483
Kenya, Lake Nakuru National Park. Olive Baboon nursing small baby (Papio anubis) Date: 27/08/2005

Background imageAnubis Collection: Uranus as Anubis with dogs head, 1779 - 1780, fresco

Uranus as Anubis with dogs head, 1779 - 1780, fresco
7225018 Uranus as Anubis with dogs head, 1779 - 1780, fresco by Conca, Tommaso (1734-1822); Villa Borghese, Rome, Italy; (add.info)

Background imageAnubis Collection: Amulet of the God Anubis, Egypt, Late Period, Dynasties 26-31 (664-332 BCE)

Amulet of the God Anubis, Egypt, Late Period, Dynasties 26-31 (664-332 BCE)

Background imageAnubis Collection: Statuette of the God Anubis, Egypt, Third Intermediate Period-Late Period, Dynasty 21-31

Statuette of the God Anubis, Egypt, Third Intermediate Period-Late Period, Dynasty 21-31 (about 1069-332 BCE)

Background imageAnubis Collection: Anubis ministering to Osiris on his bier: at the head kneels Nephthys and at the feet Isis

Anubis ministering to Osiris on his bier: at the head kneels Nephthys and at the feet Isis (colour litho)
3621105 Anubis ministering to Osiris on his bier: at the head kneels Nephthys and at the feet Isis (colour litho) by English School

Background imageAnubis Collection: Ushabti casket with a scene of psychostasis, Third Intermediate Period (painted wood)

Ushabti casket with a scene of psychostasis, Third Intermediate Period (painted wood)
XIR141767 Ushabti casket with a scene of psychostasis, Third Intermediate Period (painted wood) by Egyptian 21st Dynasty (c.1069-945 BC); Louvre, Paris, France; Egyptian, out of copyright

Background imageAnubis Collection: Painted and gilded mummy case of Artemidorus with encaustic portrait in the Hellenistic

Painted and gilded mummy case of Artemidorus with encaustic portrait in the Hellenistic
XCF26166 Painted and gilded mummy case of Artemidorus with encaustic portrait in the Hellenistic style, from Hawara (painted & gilded stucco) (see also 46817 and 85709) by Egyptian

Background imageAnubis Collection: Scythian and Egyptian gods

Scythian and Egyptian gods
Scythian bearded god from the Column of Theodosius 1, Egyptian goddess of the Earth with disc and lion 2, and the Egyptian god Anubis 3

Background imageAnubis Collection: Stela of General Kasa, New Kingdom, c. 1294-c. 1279 BC (painted limestone)

Stela of General Kasa, New Kingdom, c. 1294-c. 1279 BC (painted limestone)
XLC218284 Stela of General Kasa, New Kingdom, c.1294-c.1279 BC (painted limestone) by Egyptian 19th Dynasty (c.1292-1187 BC); Musee de la Vieille Charite, Marseille

Background imageAnubis Collection: Egyptian gods: Anubis, Aries and Serapis

Egyptian gods: Anubis, Aries and Serapis
Egyptian gods: Anubis 1, 2, Aries 3, 4 and Serapis 5. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples

Background imageAnubis Collection: Egyptian gods: Apis, Ailuros and Anubis

Egyptian gods: Apis, Ailuros and Anubis
Egyptian gods: bull god Apis 1, cat god Ailuros 2, 4, and jackal god Anubis 3, 5, 6. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique

Background imageAnubis Collection: Funerary Stele of Hordiefnakht, 330-323 BC (limestone)

Funerary Stele of Hordiefnakht, 330-323 BC (limestone)
615796 Funerary Stele of Hordiefnakht, 330-323 BC (limestone) by Egyptian Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BC); 52x38x7.5 cm; Freud Museum, London

Background imageAnubis Collection: Ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses (engraving)

Ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses (engraving)
3646972 Ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses)

Background imageAnubis Collection: Egyptian amulets, from Abydos, probably 18th Dynasty, New Kingdom, c

Egyptian amulets, from Abydos, probably 18th Dynasty, New Kingdom, c
AMQ107040 Egyptian amulets, from Abydos, probably 18th Dynasty, New Kingdom, c.1555-1337 BC (faience blue glazed pottery) by Egyptian; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Background imageAnubis Collection: Painted and gilded mummy case of Artemidorus with encaustic portrait in the Hellenistic

Painted and gilded mummy case of Artemidorus with encaustic portrait in the Hellenistic
BAL85709 Painted and gilded mummy case of Artemidorus with encaustic portrait in the Hellenistic style, from Hawara (painted & gilded stucco) (see also 46817 and 26166) by Egyptian

Background imageAnubis Collection: A young Baboon cuddles up to a Ring-tailed Lemur on a beam, London Zoo, 1925 (b / w photo)

A young Baboon cuddles up to a Ring-tailed Lemur on a beam, London Zoo, 1925 (b / w photo)
3050641 A young Baboon cuddles up to a Ring-tailed Lemur on a beam, London Zoo, 1925 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942)

Background imageAnubis Collection: Mummy of Nesmin (detail of Anubis on feet), 200-30 BC

Mummy of Nesmin (detail of Anubis on feet), 200-30 BC
3613977 Mummy of Nesmin (detail of Anubis on feet), 200-30 BC by Egyptian Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BC); Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: From Egypt, Northern Upper Egypt)

Background imageAnubis Collection: The Singer of Amun Nanys Funerary Papyrus, c. 1050 BC (papyrus, paint)

The Singer of Amun Nanys Funerary Papyrus, c. 1050 BC (papyrus, paint)
3525819 The Singer of Amun Nanys Funerary Papyrus, c.1050 BC (papyrus, paint) by Egyptian, Third Intermediate Period (c.1069-664 BC); 521 long cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Background imageAnubis Collection: Coffin of Nakhtkhnum, c. 1802-1640 BC (wood, paint)

Coffin of Nakhtkhnum, c. 1802-1640 BC (wood, paint)
3525801 Coffin of Nakhtkhnum, c.1802-1640 BC (wood, paint) by Egyptian, Middle Kingdom (2040-1640 BC); 207.5 long cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: From Egypt, Middle Egypt)

Background imageAnubis Collection: The Weighing of the Heart against the Feather of Truth, from the Book of the Dead of

The Weighing of the Heart against the Feather of Truth, from the Book of the Dead of
BAL85710 The Weighing of the Heart against the Feather of Truth, from the Book of the Dead of the Scribe Any, c.1250 BC (painted papyrus) by Egyptian 19th Dynasty (c.1292-1187 BC); British Museum

Background imageAnubis Collection: The Judgement of Osiris, detail from a Book of the Dead, Late Period (papyrus)

The Judgement of Osiris, detail from a Book of the Dead, Late Period (papyrus)
XIR218216 The Judgement of Osiris, detail from a Book of the Dead, Late Period (papyrus) by Egyptian 30th Dynasty (380-343 BC); Louvre, Paris

Background imageAnubis Collection: Sennedjem and his wife facing a naos containing twelve divinities

Sennedjem and his wife facing a naos containing twelve divinities
XIR141758 Sennedjem and his wife facing a naos containing twelve divinities, from the west wall of the Tomb of Sennedjem, The Workers Village

Background imageAnubis Collection: Two rooms from the Tomb of Nefertari (photo)

Two rooms from the Tomb of Nefertari (photo)
XIR19832 Two rooms from the Tomb of Nefertari (photo) by Egyptian 19th Dynasty (c.1292-1187 BC); Valley of the Queens, Thebes, Egypt; Egyptian, out of copyright

Background imageAnubis Collection: Mummy of a young man, with encaustic portrait, from El-Hibeh

Mummy of a young man, with encaustic portrait, from El-Hibeh
FIT62532 Mummy of a young man, with encaustic portrait, from El-Hibeh (linen wrapped human remains with painted wood panel) by Egyptian

Background imageAnubis Collection: Funerary papyrus of Djedkhonsouefankh depicting the judgement of the deceased

Funerary papyrus of Djedkhonsouefankh depicting the judgement of the deceased
XIR226536 Funerary papyrus of Djedkhonsouefankh depicting the judgement of the deceased, Third Intermediate Period (papyrus) by Egyptian 21st Dynasty (c.1069-945 BC); Egyptian National Museum, Cairo

Background imageAnubis Collection: Figure of the Psychopomp Hermanubis, c. 2nd century AD (bronze)

Figure of the Psychopomp Hermanubis, c. 2nd century AD (bronze)
5854260 Figure of the Psychopomp Hermanubis, c.2nd century AD (bronze) by Egyptian, Roman Period (c.30 BC - AD 337); height: 7.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Wearing a cuirass and tunic)

Background imageAnubis Collection: Excerpt from an Egyptian hieroglyphic manuscript, engraved by Dominique Vivant

Excerpt from an Egyptian hieroglyphic manuscript, engraved by Dominique Vivant
810351 Excerpt from an Egyptian hieroglyphic manuscript, engraved by Dominique Vivant, Baron de Denon (1747-1825) (colour litho) by Italian School

Background imageAnubis Collection: Egyptians divinities (coloured engraving)

Egyptians divinities (coloured engraving)
997806 Egyptians divinities (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: From A Bilderbuch fAor KinderA (Picture Book for Children) 1790-1830

Background imageAnubis Collection: Egypt, Nile Valley, Thebes, Deir al Bahri Temple of Sesedjem

Egypt, Nile Valley, Thebes, Deir al Bahri Temple of Sesedjem. Detail of mural depicting Anubis the jackel headed god of the dead performing a ritual over a mummified corpse

Background imageAnubis Collection: Picture No. 12019668

Picture No. 12019668
Mammal, Anubis Baboon jumping water, Masai Mara, Kenya. Date:

Background imageAnubis Collection: Picture No. 12019667

Picture No. 12019667
Mammal, Anubis Baboon jumping water, Masai Mara, Kenya. Date:

Background imageAnubis Collection: Judgement of the Dead, from the Temple of Deir-el-Bahari, Egypt, c1025 BC (1936)

Judgement of the Dead, from the Temple of Deir-el-Bahari, Egypt, c1025 BC (1936). Papyrus. Anubis weighs the heart of the deceased in the presence of Thoth

Background imageAnubis Collection: Chapel Interior, Anubis, Thebes, Egypt

Chapel Interior, Anubis, Thebes, Egypt

Background imageAnubis Collection: Head of Anubis, 13th-12th century BC

Head of Anubis, 13th-12th century BC. Anubis was the jackal-headed god of the dead in Egyptian mythology. This head dates from the 19th Dynasty. Located in the Louvre, Paris

Background imageAnubis Collection: Statue of Rameses III, Egypt

Statue of Rameses III, Egypt. Rameses portrayed as the god Osiris, flanked by the falcon-headed god Horus and the jackal-headed god Anubis. Rameses III ruled Egypt from 1187 until 1156 BC

Background imageAnubis Collection: Anubis weighing the heart, detail from Sarcophagus of Pensenhor, c900 BC

Anubis weighing the heart, detail from Sarcophagus of Pensenhor, c900 BC. Coffin of Pensenhor, 22nd Dynasty, Thebes, Egypt. At British Museum

Background imageAnubis Collection: The Deceased and his Mummy protected by Anubis, Egypt, 3rd century

The Deceased and his Mummy protected by Anubis, Egypt, 3rd century. Encaustic painting on linen. At Louvre




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"Anubis: The Divine Guardian of the Afterlife" In ancient Egyptian mythology, Anubis played a crucial role in guiding souls through the treacherous journey to the afterlife. Depicted in various forms across different artifacts and murals, this god of death and embalming held immense significance for the Egyptians. One such representation can be found in the Papyrus of Ani (Book of the Dead), where Anubis stands tall amidst a scene known as "The Judgement. " This captivating illustration showcases his presence during the weighing of souls, determining their fate based on their earthly deeds. Another mesmerizing depiction is seen on Plate 3 of the Book of the Dead. Here, Anubis leans over Ramses II's mummy within Sinjin's Tomb, symbolizing his protective role even beyond death. Similarly, in Tutankhamun's tomb discovered in Thebes' Valley of Kings, an awe-inspiring mural portrays King Tut transformed into Anubis himself—a testament to his divinity. As one among many Egyptian gods revered by ancient civilization, illustrations often show him holding symbols like ankh—the key to eternal life—emphasizing his connection with both mortality and immortality. Statues dedicated to this deity further solidify his importance; one such statue depicts Hermanubis—an amalgamation between Anubis and Hermes—highlighting cultural syncretism. Preserved papyri from Egypt's rich history provide glimpses into rituals surrounding death and rebirth. In particular, papyrus fragments from The Book of The Dead unveil scenes featuring Anubis during psychostasy—the weighing ceremony that determined if souls were worthy enough for paradise or condemned to eternal darkness. Through these intricate depictions spanning centuries, we witness how deeply ingrained belief systems shaped ancient Egyptian culture. As guardian and guide through life's final journey, Anubis remains an enduring symbol representing humanity's fascination with the mysteries of death and the afterlife.