Editing Anubis (section)

==Portrayal in art==
Anubis was one of the most frequently represented deities in [[Art of ancient Egypt|ancient Egyptian art]].{{sfn|Johnston|2004|p=579}} He is depicted in royal tombs as early as the [[First Dynasty of Egypt|First Dynasty]].<ref name=":1" /> The god is typically treating a king's corpse, providing sovereign to mummification rituals and funerals, or standing with fellow gods at the [[Weighing of the Heart|Weighing of the Heart of the Soul]] in the Hall of Two Truths.<ref name=":2" /> One of his most popular representations is of him, with the body of a man and the head of a jackal with pointed ears, standing or kneeling, holding a gold scale while a heart of the soul is being weighed against Ma'at's white truth feather.<ref name=":1" />

[[File:Valle de los Reyes 1999 04.jpg|thumb|Jackal head of Anubis in ([[KV35]]) the tomb of Amenophis II, Valley of the Kings.]]

In the [[Early Dynastic Period of Egypt|early dynastic period]], he was depicted in animal form, as a black canine.{{sfn|Wilkinson|1999|p=263}} Anubis's distinctive black color did not represent the animal, rather it had several symbolic meanings.{{sfn|Hart|1986|p=22}} It represented "the discolouration of the corpse after its treatment with [[natron]] and the smearing of the wrappings with a resinous substance during mummification."{{sfn|Hart|1986|p=22}} Being the color of the fertile [[silt]] of the [[Nile|River Nile]], to Egyptians, black also symbolized fertility and the possibility of rebirth in the afterlife.{{sfnm|Hart|1986|1p=22|Freeman|1997|2p=91}} In the [[Middle Kingdom of Egypt|Middle Kingdom]], Anubis was often portrayed as a man with the head of a jackal.<ref name="Egyptianmyths.net">{{cite web |url=http://www.egyptianmyths.net/anubis.htm |title=Ancient Egypt: the Mythology&nbsp;– Anubis |publisher=Egyptianmyths.net |access-date=15 June 2012 |archive-date=17 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217043136/http://www.egyptianmyths.net/anubis.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[African wolf|African jackal]] was the species depicted and the template of numerous Ancient Egyptian deities, including Anubis.<ref>{{cite book |author=Remler, P. |title=Egyptian Mythology, A to Z |publisher=Infobase Publishing |year=2010 |isbn=978-1438131801 |location= |page=99 |chapter= |chapter-url=}}</ref> An extremely rare depiction of him in [[anthropomorphism|fully human form]] was found in a chapel of [[Ramesses II]] in [[Abydos, Egypt|Abydos]].{{sfn|Hart|1986|p=22}}<ref name="AE.net">{{cite web|title=Gods and Religion in Ancient Egypt&nbsp;– Anubis |url=http://www.ancient-egypt.org/religion/gods/anubis.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021227200957/http://www.ancient-egypt.org/religion/gods/anubis.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 December 2002 |access-date=23 June 2012 }}</ref>

Anubis is often depicted wearing a ribbon and holding a ''nḫ3ḫ3'' "[[crook and flail|flail]]" in the crook of his arm.<ref name="Egyptianmyths.net"/> Another of Anubis's attributes was the ''jmy-wt'' or [[imiut fetish]], named for his role in embalming.{{sfn|Wilkinson|1999|p=281}} In funerary contexts, Anubis is shown either attending to a deceased person's mummy or sitting atop a tomb protecting it. [[New Kingdom of Egypt|New Kingdom]] tomb-seals also depict Anubis sitting atop the [[nine bows]] that symbolize his domination over the enemies of Egypt.{{sfn|Wilkinson|2003|pp=188–90}}

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File:Anubis, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen, 20220618 1030 6992.jpg|Statue of Anubis
File:KV17, the tomb of Pharaoh Seti I of the Nineteenth Dynasty, Valley of the Kings, Egypt (49845804653).jpg|Wall relief of Anubis in ([[KV17]]) the tomb of Seti I, 19th Dynasty, Valley of the Kings
File:ThebanTomb335.png|alt=Fresco of a mummy lying on a bier. Women stand at the head and foot of the bier, while a winged woman kneels in the register above|[[Isis]], left, and [[Nephthys]] stand by as Anubis embalms the deceased, 13th century BC
File:Hermitage hall 100 - Egyptian hall 46.jpg|Anubis receiving offerings, [[hieroglyph]] name in third column from left, 14th century BC; painted limestone; from [[Saqqara]] (Egypt)
File:Tutankhamun jackal.jpg|The ''[[Anubis Shrine]]''; 1336–1327&nbsp;BC; painted wood and gold; 1.1 × 2.7 × 0.52&nbsp;m; from the [[Valley of the Kings]]; Egyptian Museum (Cairo)
File:Anubis, Anzio, Villa Pamphili, 1st-2nd century AD, Pario marble - Museo Gregoriano Egizio - Vatican Museums - DSC00818.jpg|Statue of Hermanubis, c. 100–138 AD, from [[Rome]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Campbell |first1=Price |title=Ancient Egypt - Pocket Museum |date=2018 |publisher=Thames & Hudson |isbn=978-0-500-51984-4 |page=266 |language=en}}</ref>
File:Casa degli Amorini Dorati. Fresco. 09.JPG|Anubis, [[Harpocrates]], [[Isis]] and [[Serapis]], antique fresco in [[Pompeii]], [[Italy]]
File:Stela of Siamun and Taruy worshipping Anubis MET 90.6.128 01.jpg|Stela of Siamun and Taruy worshipping Anubis
File:The King with Anubis, Tomb of Haremhab MET DP234736.jpg|The king with Anubis, from the [[KV57|tomb of Horemheb]]; 1323-1295 BC; tempera on paper; Metropolitan Museum of Art
File:Anubis Amulet MET DP109371.jpg|Anubis amulet; 664–30 BC; faience; height: 4.7&nbsp;cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art
File:Recumbent Anubis MET DP228716.jpg|Recumbent Anubis; 664–30 BC; limestone, originally painted black; height: 38.1&nbsp;cm, length: 64&nbsp;cm, width: 16.5&nbsp;cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art
File:Statuette of Anubis MET 38.5 EGDP022863.jpg|Statuette of Anubis; 332–30&nbsp;BC; plastered and painted wood; 42.3&nbsp;cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art
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