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EGYPTIAN GOD ANUBIS
GOD OF EMBALMING AND MUMMIFICATION
Anubis assisted in the funerary rites of the dead used to
assure admittance of the dead into the underworld.
Worshipped as the god of mummification, it was said that
Anubis invented the process of embalming in order to
preserve the body of
Osiris who was briefly resurrected by Isis. Following a
person’s death, it was believed that Anubis oversaw the
embalming of the body, welcomed the body into the tomb,
conducted the “Opening of the Mouth” ceremony, and escorted
each soul to the “Field of Celestial Offerings.” During the
test to determine whether a soul was worthy of entering the
afterlife, Anubis monitored the Scales of Truth. This was
done to preclude any deception by the gods that would
condemn the soul to the unjust fate of eternal death in the
belly of
Ammut.
| TITLE |
The Jackal, The Royal Child |
| ANIMAL |
jackal |
| SYMBOLS |
ox-hide hanging from a pole, embalming
equipment, flail, flags |
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