Anubis Art

Anubis was the ancient Egyptian god of mummification and the afterlife, known as the protector of the dead and the guide of souls. He was often depicted as a man with the head of a jackal or a man with a jackal head and a black coloration, symbolizing his role as a guide and protector of the dead. According to ancient Egyptian mythology, Anubis was the son of the god Osiris and the goddess Nephthys.

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Anubis is responsible for the weighing of the heart ceremony, where the heart of the deceased was weighed against the feather of truth, to determine whether the deceased had led a righteous life and was worthy of entering the afterlife