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AMAZING EGYPTIAN SCULPTURE 5" HIGH, ANUBIS - The Jackal Headed God
Attributes: Guardian of the Necropolis (cemetery). He was the guide of the dead as they made their way through
the darkness of the underworld. As a patron of magic, it was believed he could foresee a persons destiny, in this
role he was the announcer of death. Anubis was the patron of embalming. He was also the keeper of poisons and
medicines. He provided unguents and rare herbs to help Isis and Nephthys with the embalming of Osiris. Anubis
then performed the funeral of Osiris, which would be the model for all funerals to come. As he received the
mummy into the tomb, he performed the 'Opening of the Mouth' ceremony. In the "Hall of Maat", Anubis appears
on behalf of the deceased. It was Anubis who saw that the beam of the great scale was in the proper position as
he supervises the weighing of the heart of a deceased person against the feather of Maat. The god of
knowledge,Thoth, records the results. It is also Anubis that protects the dead from Ammut, the 'Devourer'.
Representation: A man with the head of a jackal. A dog or a jackal.
Relations: Son of Nephthys and Osiris, some believe him to be the son of Seth. Later adopted by Isis.
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