Anubis
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| Pertector o the dead an embalmin [1] | ||||||
The Egyptian god Anubis (a modren rendeetion inspired bi New Kinrick tomb paintings)
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| Major cult center | Lycopolis, Cynopolis | |||||
| Symbol | the fetish, the flail | |||||
| Consort | Anput | |||||
| Parents |
Ra (early myth) |
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| Siblings |
Horus (in some accoonts) Sobek |
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| Offspring | Kebechet | |||||
Anubis (/əˈnuːbəs/ or /əˈnjuːbəs/;[2] Auncient Greek: Ἄνουβις) is the Greek name[3] for a jackal-headed god associatit wi mummification an the efterlife in auncient Egyptian releegion. Accordin tae the Akkadian transcription in the Amarna letters, Anubis' name wis vocalized in Egyptian as Anapa.[4] The auldest kent mention o Anubis is in the Auld Kinrick pyramid texts, whaur he is associatit wi the burial o the pharaoh.[5] At this time, Anubis wis the maist important god o the dead but he wis replaced during the Middle Kinrick bi Osiris.[6]
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ The Routledge Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses, G. Hart ISBN 0-415-34495-6,
- ↑ Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition. Merriam-Webster, 2007. p. 56
- ↑ Charles Russell Coulter, Patricia Turner (2000). Encyclopedia of ancient deities. Mc Farland. p. 58. ISBN 0-7864-0317-9.
- ↑ The Tell Amarna Tablets. Books.google.ca. Retrieved 2012-06-15.
- ↑ Wilkinson, Richard H. (2003). The complete gods and goddesses of ancient Egypt. London: Thames & Hudson. pp. 188–190. ISBN 0-500-05120-8.
- ↑ Freeman, Charles. The Legacy of Ancient Egypt, Facts on File, Inc., 1997, p.91.
