Anubis
Egyptian · deity · mythic · deity
Jackal god of embalming and guide of the dead.
Parentage
Domains
- embalming
- afterlife guidance
Powers
- Performing the rites of mummification on the dead
- Weighing the heart against Maat's feather in judgment
- Guide and escort the dead through the necropolis
Epithets
- ḫnty-sḥ-nṯr
- tpy-ḏw.f
- nb tꜣ-ḏsr
- jmy-wt
Sources
- Pyramid Texts, Utterance 437
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