Editing Anubis (section)

{{short description|Ancient Egyptian god of funerary rites}}
{{About|the Egyptian god}}
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{{Infobox deity
| type = Egyptian
| name = Anubis
| image = Anubis standing.svg
| image_upright = .7
| caption = The [[Egyptian pantheon|Egyptian god]] Anubis,<br>(a modern rendition inspired by [[New Kingdom of Egypt|New Kingdom]] tomb paintings)
| hiero = <hiero>i-n:p-w-E16</hiero>
| cult_center = [[Asyut|Lycopolis]], [[Cynopolis]]
| symbol = Mummy gauze, [[Imiut fetish|fetish]], jackal, [[crook and flail|flail]]
| parents =[[Nephthys]] and [[Osiris]] {{small|(Middle and New kingdom)}}, or [[Ra]] {{small|(Old kingdom)}}, or [[Set (deity)|Set]] {{small|(disputed)<ref>Doxey, Denise (2001). ''Anubis''. In: In D. Redford, ed. The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt. Vol. I.Oxford: Oxford University Press. p.98.</ref>}}
| consort = [[Anput]], [[Nephthys]]<ref name="Lévai 2007">{{Cite book|last=Lévai|first=Jessica|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C7vTAQAACAAJ&q=levai+jessica+aspects+of+nephthys|title=Aspects of the Goddess Nephthys, Especially During the Graeco-Roman Period in Egypt|date=2007|publisher=UMI|language=en|access-date=15 November 2021|archive-date=3 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403005225/https://books.google.com/books?id=C7vTAQAACAAJ&q=levai+jessica+aspects+of+nephthys|url-status=live}}</ref>
| offspring = [[Kebechet]]
| siblings = [[Bata (god)|Bata]]
| Greek_equivalent = [[Hades]] ''or'' [[Hermes]]
}}
{{Ancient Egyptian religion}}
'''Anubis''' ({{IPAc-en|ə|ˈ|nj|uː|b|ᵻ|s|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Anubis.wav}};<ref>''Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition''. Merriam-Webster, 2007. p. 56</ref> {{langx|grc|Ἄνουβις}}), also known as '''Inpu''', '''Inpw''', '''Jnpw''', or '''Anpu''' in [[Egyptian language|Ancient Egyptian]] ({{Langx|cop|ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲡ|translit=Anoup}}), is the god of funerary rites, protector of graves, and guide to the [[Duat|underworld]], in [[ancient Egyptian religion]], usually depicted as a [[Canis|canine]] or a man with a [[cynocephaly|canine head]].<ref name=":02">{{Cite book |last=Turner |first=Alice K. |title=The History of Hell |publisher=[[Harcourt Brace]] |year=1993 |isbn=978-0-15-140934-1 |edition=1st |location=United States |pages=13 |language=en-US}}</ref>

Like many [[ancient Egyptian deities]], Anubis assumed different roles in various contexts. Depicted as a protector of graves as early as the [[First Dynasty of Egypt|First Dynasty]] ({{Circa|3100|2890 BC}}), Anubis was also an [[Embalming|embalmer]]. By the [[Middle Kingdom of Egypt|Middle Kingdom]] (c. 2055–1650 BC) he was replaced by [[Osiris]] in his role as lord of the [[underworld]]. One of his prominent roles was as a [[psychopomp|god who ushered souls into the afterlife]]. He attended the [[weighing scale]] during the "Weighing of the Heart", in which it was determined whether a soul would be allowed to enter the realm of the dead. Anubis is one of the most frequently depicted and mentioned gods in the [[List of Egyptian gods|Egyptian pantheon]]; however, few major myths involved him.{{sfn|Johnston|2004|p=579}}

Anubis was depicted in black, a color that symbolized regeneration, life, the soil of the [[Nile|Nile River]], and the discoloration of the corpse after embalming. Anubis is associated with [[Wepwawet]], another Egyptian god portrayed with a dog's head or in canine form, but with grey or white fur. Historians assume that the two figures were eventually combined.{{sfn|Gryglewski|2002|p=145}} Anubis' female counterpart is [[Anput]]. His daughter is the serpent goddess [[Kebechet]].