 The Egyptian God of embalming and cemeteries, Anubis is usually depicted
as a jackal or a man with the head of a jackal.
Since jackals were common scavengers in Egyptian burial sites, the honouring
of Anubis in this guise may have represented a way of protecting the dead
from molestation.
Anubis was an ancient deity to whom prayers for the survival of the deceased
in the Afterlife were addressed before Osiris rose to prominence as the
god of the dead.
Anubis continued to assist in the judgement of the dead and accompanied
the deceased to the throne of Osiris for the ritual of the Weighing of
the Heart.
We have more information on Anubis and other Egyptian Gods here:
Anubis
List of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses
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