Anubis was worshipped throughout Egypt, but the center of his cult was in Hardai Cynopolis in the the seventeenth nome of Upper Egypt. To the east of Saqqara there was a place known as Anubeion, where a shrine and a cemetery of mummified dogs and jackals was discovered. He was also worshipped at cult centers in Abt the the eighth nome of Upper Egypt and Saut Asyut, in the thirteenth nome of Upper Egypt. This site uses functional cookies and external scripts to improve your experience.
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Jackals were associated with death, because they lurked around cemeteries and would eat decomposing flesh. Therefore, by making Anubis the patron deity of jackals, the Egyptians hoped to protect the bodies from being devoured.
But if the heart weighed the same as the feather, the deceased would pass through the underworld Duat and into the Afterlife. Therefore, Anubis was a major part of the transition from life to death and back to life again.
It was during this search that she learned her sister Nephthys had born a child with Osiris. Fearing that her husband, Set, would discover her infidelity, Nephthys abandoned the newborn child.
Isis, known for her maternal benevolence, found the child and adopted him. She named the child Anubis, and he thereafter serverd as her loyal protector. Whether or not it was chopped into pieces—as Plutarch and other Greek historians suggest—or simply subject to natural decomposition is irrelevant. Noting that Anubis left the wabet every night, Set devised a plan. Set would not able to make it far, however, before Anubis discovered the theft and set out in pursuit.
In an attempt to ward off his pursuer, Set turned himself into a bull. The jackal-god was not intimidated, however. Upon capturing Set, Anubis castrated him and imprisoned him in Saka, the 17th nome of Egypt. Not one to be deterred, Set escaped his imprisonment and continued his mission. The plan failed, and Anubis caught him once more; the jackal-headed god punished Set by branding him with hot irons.
This myth thus explained how leopards became spotted. Again, he turned himself into Anubis, and again he was caught. After catching Set yet again, Anubis killed him, flaying his skin and setting his body aflame. This myth is a little different as it fits outside of the Osiris-centric mythological canon. Instead of the normal cast of Egyptian gods and goddesses, the ancient god Bata starred alongside Anubis.
She was quite taken with what she saw, and invited Bata to bed with her. When Anubis came home, she pretended that Bata had beaten her, saying that he had propositioned her and struck her when she declined. Now enraged, Anubis attempted to kill his brother. Try as he might, however, he could not harm Bata; divine intervention prevented Anubis from taking his revenge. The next day, Bata told Anubis his side of the story. He then demonstrated his conviction by cutting off his penis and throwing it into the river, where it was eaten by fish.
Having done this, Bata told Anubis he was leaving for the Valley of Cedars, saying:. There I will take out my heart and place it high in The cedar on a flower. If the tree is cut down, I will Appear to die, but if you spend seven years seeking The tree and find it and place my heart like a seed In water, I will live again.
You will know you are Needed when you find your pot of beer in a froth. Bata arrived in the valley and lived alone there for some time. Bata and his wife were happy for a time, but this happiness would not last.
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