28/02/2022
Anubis in the Form of a Reclining Jackal
Late Period, 25th-26th Dynasty, ca. 715-525 BC. Wood with gesso and gilding. Now in the North Carolina Museum of Art. 91.6
Egyptian god of the dead, represented as a black jackal or dog, or as a man with the head of a dog or jackal. He was the guide of the dead as they made their way through the darkness of the underworld. As a patron of magic, it was believed he could foresee a persons destiny, in this role he was the announcer of death. God of orphans, travelers, and the lost. Anubis, also known as Anpu and Anu-Oobist, is the jackal god of embalming. He is the Opener of the Way, or as some might prefer to call him the Guardian of the Veil. To some he was God of Embalming, Mummification, Guardian and Guide to the Spirits of the Deceased, Patron of Orphans and Lost Souls, God of Magic, and the Egyptian Personification of Time. He was also considered a great messenger, one who carried messages from the Underworld to the Gods and Goddesses of the Heavens, as well as from these deities to mankind itself. He was a diplomat with a dark and sardonic nature, but showing of compassion. He served a vital role to both the peoples and the scheme of the Gods. In many ways, Anubis is the most enigmatic of the gods of ancient Egypt, a god who was neither what he seemed nor what he should have been. His mother was Nephthys, wife and sister of Set, whom everyone assumed to be Anubis' father. His real father, however, was Osiris, husband and brother of Isis. Nephthys, weary of being childless through her husband, took or maybe seduced Osiris to be a lover
إله الموتى المصري ، يمثله ابن آوى أسود أو كلب ، أو كرجل برأس كلب أو ابن آوى. كان دليل الموتى وهم يشقون طريقهم عبر ظلمة العالم السفلي. بصفته راعيًا للسحر ، كان يعتقد أنه يمكن أن يتنبأ بمصير الأشخاص ، في هذا الدور كان مذيع الموت. إله الأيتام والمسافرين والمفقودين. أنوبيس ، المعروف أيضًا باسم Anpu و Anu-Oobist ، هو إله ابن آوى التحنيط. هو فاتح الطريق ، أو كما قد يفضل البعض أن يطلق عليه وصي الحجاب. بالنسبة للبعض كان إله التحنيط ، التحنيط ، الوصي ودليل أرواح المتوفى ، راعي الأيتام والروح الضائعة ، إله السحر ، والتجسيد المصري للزمن. كان يعتبر أيضًا رسولًا عظيمًا ، يحمل رسائل من العالم السفلي إلى آلهة وإلهات السماوات
