FratFiles

• Save Paper

Anubis is the Greek name for the ancient jackal-headed god of the dead in Egyptian mythology whose hieroglyphic version is more accurately spelled Anpu (also Anupu, Anbu, Wip, Ienpw, Inepu, Yinepu, Inpu, or Inpw). He is also known as Sekhem Em Pet. Prayers to Anubis have been found carved on the most ancient tombs in Egypt; indeed, the Unas text (line 70) associates him with the Eye of Horus. He serves as both a guide of the recently departed and a guardian of the dead.

Originally, in the Ogdoad system, he was god of the underworld. He was said to have a wife, Anput (who was really just his female aspect, her name being his with an additional feminine suffix: the t), who was depicted exactly the same, though feminine. He is also listed to have taken to wife the feminine form of Neheb Kau, Nehebka, and Kebauet. Kebauet, the Goddess of cold water, is also listed as his daughter in some places. His father was originally Ra in many papyrus records which were found in pyramids.(Anubis......

View the rest of this paper...

Approximate Word Count: 1330
Approximate Pages: 6 (250 words per double-spaced page)

Similar Essays

1. Anubis, God Of The Dead.
   

   Anubis, God of the Dead. Anubis is the Greek name for the ancient jackal-headed god of the dead in Egyptian mythology whose hieroglyphic version is more accurately spelled Anpu

2. Ancient Egyptian
   

   out of jealousy and killed him. Isis embalmed Osiris' body with the aid of the god Anubis, who then became the god of embalming. Isis then resurrected Osiris, and he became the

3. Religion In Ancient Egypt
   

   some of the most known as they tie to some of the important rituals, for example Anubis, god of the Cemeteries and embalming; he was always included in funerary practices. Pleasing

4. I-Robot
   

   out of jealousy and killed him. Isis embalmed Osiris' body with the aid of the god Anubis, who then became the god of embalming. Isis then resurrected Osiris, and he became the

5. The Way Of Anubis
   

   to enhance their position by comparing themselves to the gods, especially to the god Anubis – the guardian of the dead. From the Egyptian illustration it seems that first