Meaning & use
Anubis
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Meaning
proper nounproperreligion
The ancient Egyptian god connected with embalming and the dead, usually shown with a jackal's head.
Grammar: A proper noun with no article: Anubis guarded the tombs.
Patterns
- Anubis, god of something
Anubis was believed to guide souls through the underworld.
The museum displayed a statue of Anubis from a pharaoh's tomb.
In many paintings, Anubis weighs the heart of the dead against a feather.
Common combinations
- god Anubis
- The god Anubis protected the dead in Egyptian belief.
- statue of Anubis
- A statue of Anubis stood at the tomb entrance.
- Anubis mask
- The priest wore an Anubis mask during the ritual.
- Anubis and Osiris
- Anubis and Osiris appear together in funeral scenes.
- jackal-headed Anubis
- Jackal-headed Anubis is a familiar image of Egyptian art.
- weighing of the heart
- Anubis oversaw the weighing of the heart.
Word family
- mummification noun
- the preservation of bodies, linked to Anubis
Commonly confused: Anubis or Osiris?
Anubis vs Osiris
Osiris was the Egyptian god of the afterlife and rebirth, while Anubis guided the dead and watched over embalming.
Practice
Which animal head does Anubis usually have in Egyptian art?
Choose one answer.
Anubis is shown with a jackal head. The falcon is Horus, the cat is Bastet and the lion is Sekhmet.
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