Anubis is known as the god of death and is the oldest and most popular of the ancient Egyptian deities.

The ancient Egyptians held Anubis in high regard because they believed that he had tremendous power over their physical and spiritual selves when they died.

His fame continued until the dawn of the Middle Kingdom. It was originally called by the ancient Egyptians: Inpu or Anpu.

Although the ancient Egyptian word for a royal child is inpu, it is more likely that this god's name comes from the word "imp", which means "to disintegrate".

Form of Anubis

Anubis looked like a man with the head of a jackal or completely in the form of a jackal.

In ancient times, animals like jackals ruled the cemeteries. They dug up freshly buried corpses, tore their flesh and ate it.

Historians believe this is what prompted the ancient Egyptians to portray the god of the afterlife as a jackal. New genetic research show that the ancient Egyptian jackal was not a jackal at all, but an ancient wolf.

The skin of Anubis is often depicted as black, while jackals are usually brown. The reason is that black is a symbol of death, but it is also a symbol of the fertile and black soil of the Nile.

Anubis' area of ​​responsibility

AT ancient history Anubis was known as the absolute ruler of the underworld (called the Duat). Later, this role passed to Osiris.

"Keeper of the Scales": one of his many roles, his task was to determine the fate of the souls of the dead. As depicted in the Book of the Dead, Anubis weighed the heart of the dead on a feather scale.

The pen represents falsehood or truth. If the scale of justice was directed towards the heart, dead man would have been devoured by Ammit, a female demon called the "eater of the dead".

And if the scale of justice leaned towards the pen, Anubis would bring the deceased to Osiris, who would help him ascend to heaven for a worthy existence. God of Embalming and Mummification: Anubis played an important role in overseeing the embalming and mummification of the dead.

Anubis' daughter (Kebeshet) is often seen as his assistant in the process of mummifying the dead. The ancient Egyptians believed that Anubis anointed the bodies of the dead so that they retained the sweet smell of herbs and plants.

Anubis also assisted in the "opening of the mouth" ritual to ensure a good burial. This ritual was performed so that the dead person could eat and speak in the afterlife.

Protector of the Tombs: As the Egyptian god responsible for protecting the dead, many of Anubis' prayers were carved on the graves of the dead.

The story of mythology is changing, but according to legend: Osiris' brother (Set) killed Osiris by luring him into a fancy coffin, nailed him up and pushed him into the Nile.

The wife and sister of Osiris (Isis) returned the body of Osiris to the Phoenician coast, but an angry Seth cut the body of Osiris and scattered it throughout Egypt.

Anubis, Isis and Nefsis collected all the pieces (except reproductive organ Osiris).

Another Egyptian god, called Thoth, helped restore the body, and Anubis wrapped Osiris in linen, the act of which gave him the title of "The Embalmer".

Anubis' parents

There are several versions of how Anubis appeared:

The son of Nefsis and Osiris is the most popular version. As the Goddess of Darkness, Nefsis would naturally be the mother god who oversaw the embalming process and also guided souls to the afterlife.

Son of Nefsis and Set: It is also suggested that Set is the father of Anubis. In this version, it is believed that Nefsis disguised herself as Osiris' beautiful sister, Isis, in order to give birth to a son for Horus. Since Set is the God of darkness, storms and destruction, it is easy to see how Anubis could be his son.

Son of Nefsis and Ra: according to early mythological texts (the Sun God) was depicted as the father of Anubis, and his mother was supposedly Bastet, the cat-headed goddess or Nefsis.

The wife of Anubis was called Antup: she had the body of a woman and the head of a jackal. They also had a daughter named Kebeshet, who was the goddess of purification.

Temple of Anubis

Anubis was worshiped by all of Egypt, and his cult center was in Cynopolis, located in the 17th city (province) of Upper Egypt.

Cynopolis translates to "city of dogs" and the name is very fitting due to the close relationship between jackals and dogs, and the fact that some scholars believe that Anubis was indeed an ancient wolf.

In 1922, a shrine to Anubis was discovered in the tomb of King Tut. It was of wood, plaster, lacquer and gold leaf: the statue depicts Anubis in animal form in a recumbent position, just as he is in his hieroglyph.

As indicated by the information, this sanctuary was probably used at the funeral of the great pharaoh and was focused on helping the pharaoh in the afterlife.

Anubis in art

In addition to the statue of Anubis found in the tomb of King Tut, his image is often found in ancient Egyptian art.

Museums today have masks and figurines of Anubis dating back to the early and late Ptolemaic period (332-30 BC).

Facts about Anubis

• Anubis was the god of the dead and the underworld until the Middle Kingdom, until that role was taken over by Osiris.
• He is one of the oldest gods, from the time of the Old Kingdom.
• Anubis is the inventor and god of embalming and mummification.
• He presided over death in the underworld (the so-called Duat).
• Anubis was the Keeper of the Scales, accustomed to weighing hearts dead souls. His high level of anatomical knowledge through embalming made him a patron of anesthesiology.
• A bedside statue of Anubis occupies a central position in the tomb.
• The priests who performed the embalming of dead corpses wore a jackal mask.
• Greek mythology confuses with Anubis, from whom the god Hermanubis appeared.

Anubis is the ancient Greek version of the name of one of the deities of Ancient Egypt. The Egyptians themselves called him Inpu and depicted him with human body and the head of a dog or jackal. An ordinary jackal (according to modern classification) was considered a sacred animal of this god. His coat is dark red and resembles gold in color. And the inhabitants of Egypt were always very kind to the yellow noble metal and associated it with the gods.

Egyptian civilization existed for several millennia. Therefore, the god of Egypt, Anubis, performed different roles at different times. But he always had an inseparable connection with the underworld of the dead. In the period of the Early Kingdom (3000-2700 BC), this deity was depicted not only with the head, but also with the body of a jackal.

During that period, jackals were inextricably linked with cemeteries, as the dead were buried in shallow graves. Predators tore them apart and ate the dead flesh. Therefore, the priests created the image of the divine jackal, and he, in accordance with mythology, began to protect the buried from other jackals.

During the Old Kingdom (2700-2180 BC), Anubis continued to serve as the protector of the tombs. He was considered one of the most important gods of the dead. Gradually, his duties expanded, and he became not only a protector, but also a guide of the dead to the kingdom of the dead. Accordingly, the images of God have also changed. He was endowed with a human body, but the head remained a jackal.

Later he began to reign in the underworld, and only in the era of the Middle Kingdom (2055-1760 BC) Anubis was replaced by Osiris. It was the latter who began to reign supreme over the dead, and the god with the head of a jackal led the dead to him, holding his hand.

Osiris sits on the left, Anubis stands in front of him and holds the hand of the deceased

Who, according to mythology, was the father of Anubis? In early Egyptian texts, he was called the son of Ra, without specifying the mother. Then Nephthys, the great-granddaughter of Ra, became the mother. In addition, the goddess Bast was considered the mother. She was depicted with the head of a cat. However, his clarifications, which have survived to this day, were made by ancient Greek philosopher Plutarch.

He was considered a specialist in ancient Egypt, in its myths, legends, traditions. According to this respected philosopher, the god of Egypt, Anubis, was the son of Nephthys and Osiris. Nephthys and Osiris are sister and brother. But Nephthys was married to Set, and Osiris was married to Isis. Therefore, the jackal-headed god was the illegitimate son of Osiris. And Nephthys' mother turned out to be absolutely indifferent to the child. Fearing a scandal with her husband, she threw the baby into the reeds. Isis found him and raised him. That is, it was she who was his actual mother.

When Anubis grew up, he became a guide to the world of the dead. And at this time, Seth killed Osiris and began to rule Egypt. Isis brought the remains of her husband to Anubis, and he made of them the first mummy on the banks of the Nile. After that, Isis became pregnant from a mummy and gave birth to a son, Horus. He defeated Set and revived Osiris. Further, according to the myths, Horus remained to rule the world of the living, and Osiris went to command the kingdom of the dead, and thus began to cooperate with Anubis.

Judgment of Osiris: Anubis (left) and Thoth (right with the head of an ibis) weigh the heart of the deceased. Near the scales sits the monster Amat with the head of a crocodile and the body of a lion

The Book of the Dead describes the judgment of Osiris over the dead. Anubis and the god of wisdom and knowledge Thoth help him in this. The latter are engaged in weighing the conscience of the deceased in the form of a heart on the scales. On one side of the scales is the heart itself, and on the other, the truth, presented in the form of a feather taken from the headdress of the goddess of truth, Maat.

In the event that the deceased lived his life righteously and honestly, then the feather outweighed the heart or weighed the same with it. The god of Egypt Anubis brought the righteous man to Osiris, and he poisoned the lucky man in the fields of Ialu. Eternal life and bliss awaited him there. But if the heart outweighed the feather, then such a deceased fell into the category of sinners. It was eaten by the monster Amat, located near the scales. He was depicted with the body of a lion and the head of a crocodile.

Greek writers who lived during the era of the Roman period described Anubis as the guide of souls to the realm of the dead. They associated him with the god Hermes, who ancient Greek mythology played a similar role. But they represented Osiris as the ruler of the underworld, which he really was, according to the myths of Ancient Egypt.

Anubis (Anapa, Anom, Anup) - one of the main gods of the ancient Egyptian pantheon, was depicted as a man with black skin and a jackal's head, guarding the entrance to the lower realm of the dead. The son of Osiris and Nephthys (according to other versions, the mother of Anubis is Hesat or).
The symbolism of the god Anubis emphasized the mystical horror of an ordinary person during the raids of jackals on cemeteries and burials of the ancient Egyptians.

Functions of Anubis

• He is the patron of the kingdom of the dead - Duat (guide to the kingdom of the dead);
• One of the 42 judges in the chamber of Siut, where the gods, after the death of a person, decided to go his soul to the fields of Ialu (fields of the Reed - a place of bliss in Egyptian mythology, fields of grace) or go back to earth. He leads the weighing of the heart of "Eb" of the deceased at the trial, along with. In accordance with the duty, Anubis was also called as Anubis-Sab - the judge of the gods.
• He patronized magic, had the ability to predict the future.
• Embalming and subsequent mummification of the body of the deceased. With the help of his power, Anubis transforms, or separates the good incarnation of the soul "Ah" in the afterlife.
• Punishes sinners in the hell of the Underworld.
• Responsible for karma, wisdom and rewards (positive and negative). Determines the duration of the soul's stay on Earth.

It was believed that part of the functions, namely the primary embalming and mummification with the body of the deceased, is performed by a priest who put on a jackal mask, thus indicating the influence of the god Anubis in this process.
Currently, Anubis is the patron saint of psychologists, psychotherapists and anesthesiologists. It is believed that he is able to help a person return or correct his past, to reveal what has long been lost in him. Helps to find a way out of difficult situations.
Of all the gods of the ancient Egyptian pantheon, except for Anubis with the head of a jackal, Khontamenti, the god of Abydoss, and Upuaut, the god of Assiut, were also depicted in the guise of a dog.
Anubis is identified with the dog Cerberus from Greek mythology (guard to the realm of the dead), as well as Hermes Psychopomp (guide of souls to Hades).

Anubis titles: Neb-Ta-Jeser - "lord of the sacred land"; Tepi-Ju-Ef - "one who is on his hill"; Khenti-Seh-Necher - "the first of the divine canopy"; the already mentioned Anubis-Sab is the "judge of the gods."
Other titles: "Lord of the Bau"; "announcing the orders of Osiris"; "one who knows secrets".

Cult of Anubis

Prayers to Anubis are found on the walls of the tombs of the nobles of the Old Kingdom. The god gained particular popularity during the New Kingdom and Late Time, his images are on the paintings of the tombs and vignettes to the text of the Book of the Dead.
He flourished in the cities of Upper and Lower Egypt, especially in Assiut and Kinopol, where he was identified with Upuat. Belief in a jackal-headed god is also present in Coptic songs, and an icon depicting two saints with jackal heads is kept in the Cairo Museum.

God Anubis Channel is a way of spiritual and energy communication with him. What gives the practice of the channel of the god Anubis:

1. Ability to travel to the past;
2. Areas of his help: business, trade, completion of affairs, love and relationships;
3. Immerse yourself in the bank of your own memory, as well as in the layers of the information memory of the planet (journey into the past);
4. He is also able to move a person to any place in the present through the astral or mental body;
5. Helps to go to other energy-informational subtle planes (astral, possibly mental);
6. Contributes to the development of human blocks, his fears, karma;
7. Gives a feeling of calmness and balance;
8. Using his energy, it becomes much easier to carry out tasks and duties, lightness comes.

Energy is connected according to technology. The channel is given forever.

Real experiences of people with the Anubis channel

Today before eyes were green and golden colors. At the very beginning, something was repeating to me all “dog, dog” and a red-haired animal before my eyes. Then it was as if in an Egyptian palace, around a servant in white and gold robes. And I'm some huge size in a green robe.
I felt pressure on the top of my head and, for some reason, in my nose, and in the end my chest was bursting with air. And it even seemed that I was floating in the sky.
At the event level, indeed I have last days dvizhuha, I easily keep up with what was planned, and the most interesting thing is that, due to some events that have taken place just in recent days, I am approaching the final decision regarding my personal life. Nor do I feel anything, with a sober and cold mind.
Once Anubis offered to take me to any place I want in the present. I don’t know why, but I wanted to go to the house of a man with whom my personal relationship ended, but he still shows warm and deep feelings for me. Anubis took my hand, although I doubted it, and led me to the door (well, the conditional door), it seemed that the corridor was bright, and together we ended up in the garden of this man’s house (I had never been there). And then, to be honest, I don’t remember what happened, but we didn’t get into the house itself, because this man was on the terrace, and the two of us stood and looked at him. Naturally, this man did not see us. So it was over the past few days that this man again began to actively show his sympathy, although we had seen him periodically before and he was restrained. But yesterday we met with him to talk, he again began about his feelings, but I understood that as it was before, I did not want to, but he was not going to change anything. And in this regard, I realize that I should not console myself with hopes, although the relationship ended six months ago, but all this time something still connected me with him, and after yesterday I seem to have realized that this is an illusion, this There is no connection and it is not needed, it prevented me from moving on ....
In general, in ordinary life I noticed activity, a desire to do things, and somehow not strained, as you said, energy is added, there is no particular fatigue.

All beliefs associated with the afterlife have been imbued with reverence and mysticism from time immemorial. Anubis was responsible for an important ritual in ancient Egyptian culture. He prepared the body for embalming and mummification. Images of Anubis are preserved on many tombs and burial chambers. Statues of the god of the dead adorn the temple of Osiris and the catacomb tombs in Alexandria, and on the seal ancient city Thebes is depicted above nine captives.

Amulet with the image of a dog symbolizes magic underworld and guards the soul on its final journey.

The image of Anubis next to the body of the deceased was necessary for the further journey of the soul. It was believed that a god with a dog's head meets the human soul at the gates of the underworld and escorts it to the courtroom. There, the embodiment of the soul - the heart - was weighed on special scales, on the other side of which lay the feather of the goddess of truth, Maat.

city ​​of dogs

Anubis was dedicated to the city of Kinopol (from Greek - "city of the dog"). The wife of Anubis, Input, was also revered there. She was also depicted with a dog's head.

In this city, dogs were protected by law, they could enter any house, and no one could raise a hand against them. Killing a dog was punishable by death. If a resident of another city killed a dog from Kinopol, this could serve as a pretext for declaring war.

The pharaoh hound still exists today, and its characteristic pointed muzzle with large erect ears is very similar to the ancient images of Anubis.

Loved not only in Kinopole. Herodotus testified that the Egyptians plunged into the deep in the event of the death of a domestic dog, shaved their heads and refused to eat. The embalmed body of a dog on a special, and the funeral ceremony was accompanied by loud sobs.

It is no coincidence that the dog has become a symbol of peace. The Egyptians believed that dogs could foresee death. A dog howling in the night that Anubis is preparing to take someone's soul to the afterlife. It was believed that dogs saw ghosts as clearly as living ones, so dogs guarded the gates in the underworld, preventing the souls of the dead from escaping back.

The role of Anubis in the ancient Egyptian pantheon was similar - he guarded and guarded the gods. No wonder his name is "Standing in front of the hall of the gods." Anubis also judged among the gods, and even the executioner in ancient Egypt wore a mask with the head of a wild dog, symbolizing the hand of God in the execution of the sentence.

Anubis (Anubis)

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ANUBIS(Greek) - INPU(Egyptian). In Egyptian mythology, the patron god of the dead, the keeper of poisons and medicines, "The owner of the sacred country" (ie the necropolis) and "the one who is in front of the hall of the gods" (in which mummification was carried out). As the patron of magic, he had the gift of foresight. Anubis was considered the judge of the gods. The center of the cult of Anubis throughout the history of Ancient Egypt was the city of Kassa, the capital of the XVII Upper Egyptian nome ( Greek name city ​​- Kinopolis, that is, "Dog City"), but his veneration very early spread throughout Egypt. During the period of the Old Kingdom, Anubis was considered the god of the dead, his main epithets are "Khentiamenti", that is, the one who is ahead of the country of the West (the kingdom of the dead), "the lord of Rasetau" (the kingdom of the dead), "standing in front of the chamber of the gods." According to the Pyramid Texts. Anubis was the main god in the realm of the dead, he counted the hearts of the dead (while Osiris mainly personified the deceased pharaoh, who came to life like a god). Starting from the period of the Middle Kingdom (2100 BC), the functions of Anubis pass to Osiris, who was assigned his epithets, and Anubis, along with other gods (Upuat, Khentiamenti, etc.) with similar iconography, is included in the circle of gods, associated with the mysteries of Osiris (Anubis introduces the dead and weighs the heart and feather of Maat on the scales of justice, nearby is the terrible dog Anud, who eats the heart of the deceased if it is burdened with sins). One of the most important functions of Anubis was preparing the body of the deceased for embalming and turning it into a mummy (the embalmer in the process of mummifying the corpse put on the mask of the jackal-headed god Anubis). Anubis was credited with laying hands on the mummy and transforming the deceased with the help of magic into ah ("enlightened", "blessed"), who comes to life thanks to this gesture; Anubis placed children around Horus, who died in the burial chamber, and gives each canopy with the entrails of the deceased for their protection. Anubis is closely associated with the necropolis at Thebes, the seal of which depicts a jackal lying over nine captives. At night, Anubis guarded the mummies from evil forces. On the doors of numerous tombs, a lying black dog is depicted; it is the guarding god.
In iconography revered in the form of a lying black jackal or a wild dog Sab. Depicted in the form of a jackal (dog) or in the form of a man with the head of a jackal or dog (moreover, the zoological species, whether it be a dog or a jackal, was not exactly noted by the Egyptian, but presumably it is a mixed creature - a cross between a wild dog, a jackal wolf and a man) holding the hieroglyph "ank" ("life") in his hand. This divine guardian of the path to the realm of the dead is depicted as black, that is, it has the color of sacred resin for embalming, which symbolizes faith in the continuation of life in the other world.

Son Osiris and Nephthys, brother god Bata, father Kebhut.
Sacred animal: Jackal.
Identification: Khentiamenti, Upuaut (wolf-god Upuat), Isdes. AT Ancient Greece- Hermes, Kron.

In a later period Anubis (Anpu), the Egyptian psychopomp (guide of souls) began to be confused with Thoth, although the Energies of both archetypes are very different and each has its own scope (in terms of mythology and human psychology). Anubis was the patron deity of travelers, both inside and outside the body. As an intermediary between this world and the afterlife, Anubis is often depicted as a jackal or a black hunting dog with a fluffy tail (with the latter, according to Budge, being more accurate). Anubis could freely travel to all the nooks and crannies of the late kingdom, which naturally made him an ideal companion for the spirit of the deceased, who longed to get into a certain area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe realm of the dead. As in the case of Thoth, Anubis' connections to the family of Isis are undeniable. Despite the fact that in the Pyramid Texts he is called the fourth son of Ra. Anubis is more commonly known as the offspring of Nephthys and Osiris; here again we are dealing with a case in which the psychological meaning of the allegory involving Osiris becomes apparent. Nephthys, the Hidden, the Revealer, from a psychological point of view, is regarded as deeply unconscious; originally she was the wife of Seth (Chaos). Their relationship was purely platonic, which is understandable. The fruit of her union with Osiris (Stability, Order) was Anubis - the Defender of the soul in darkness. This implies that chaos is not terrible for those who have mastered the secret aspects of the deeply unconscious, - for those who are able to look at the face of a frightening reality, without which the discovery of truth and harmony is impossible. Anubis was (and remains - for the information of those who want to call his energy) the patron of anesthesiologists, psychiatrists and psychologists; it can also help in finding something lost or missing. This god was also called the "Opener of the Ways", and in this capacity, Anubis was called by one who wanted to get out of the labyrinth of earthly existence or who was tired of wandering in the darkness of doubt and uncertainty.

But what an interesting point of view on why Anubis was represented as a man with the head of a jackal / dog, I found in theosophical dictionary:
HERMANUBIS(Greek) Or Hermes Anubis, "revealing the secrets of the lower world" - not Hell and not Hades, as it is presented, but our Earth (the lower world of the septenary chain of worlds), - as well as the secrets of sex. Kreuzer must have guessed the truth of the correct interpretation, since he calls Anubis-Thoth-Hermes "the symbol of science and the world of reason." He was always depicted with a cross in his hand - one of the earliest symbols of the mystery of generation, or generation on this earth. In the Chaldean Kabbalah ("Book of Numbers") the symbol Tat, or +, is seen as Adam and Eve - the latter being a transverse or horizontal bar drawn from the side (or rib) of Hadam, the perpendicular bar. In fact, in an esoteric sense, Adam and Eve, representing the early third Root-Race - those who, while still devoid of reason, imitated animals and humiliated themselves with the latter - were also a double symbol of the sexes. Hence Anubis, the Egyptian god of generation, is depicted with the head of an animal - a dog or a jackal - and is also considered the "Lord of the Underworld" or "Hades", into which he introduces the souls of the dead (reincarnating entities), for Hades is in one sense the womb, as is clear show some writings of the Fathers of the Church.