Anubis
Anubis is an Egyptian deity who takes the heart of a person in the afterlife and weighs it on the scales of justice. If the heart doesn't weigh down the scales, then they can carry on in the afterlife, but if the heart appears heavy and filled with burdens, then it is to be fed to Ammit.
↻ synthesized from 45 sources
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 2021
- Historical notes
- Appears in funerary texts from the Old Kingdom period.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Amikuk, Amaburakosagi, Amala, Amamehagi, Amanojaku, Amarok, Amarum, Amazake-babaa, Amemasu, Amhuluk, Amorōnagu, Anak, Androsphinx, Anqa, Ani Hyuntikwalaski, Ankou, Anmo, Antero Vipunen, Anzû, Ao, Ao Ao, Aobōzu, Apkallu, Apsaras, Aqrabuamelu, Ardat-lilî, Aralez, Archura, Argus Panoptes, Arikura-no-baba, Arimaspi, Arkan Sonney, Asag, Asakku, Asanbosam, Asena, A-senee-ki-wakw, Ashi-magari, Asiman, Askefrue, Ask-wee-da-eed, Asobibi, Asrai, Astomi, Aswang, Atomy, Ato-oi-kozō, Atshen, Auvekoejak, Awa-hon-do, Cynocephalus, Daksha, Ganesha, Hayagriva, Horse-Face, Keibu Keioiba, Khnum, Pakhet, Sekhmet, Nandi, Narasimha, Ox-Head, Penghou, Pratyangira, Tikbalang, Tumburu, Varaha, Zhu Bajie, Neith, Apophis, Hapi, Serqet, Morana, valkyries, Xolotl, Pushan, Charon, Vanth, Avatar, Rashnu, Bastet, Seker, Mot, Huur, Spandaramet, Aqen, Assessors of Maat, Duamutef, Kherty, Medjed, Nehebkau, Bt, Anput, Ma'at, Croyd, Yog-Sothoth, Sarapis, Eros, Heru-pa-Khered, Bubastis, Susanoo no Mikoto, Susanoo no Mikoto, Mai, Destiny, Delirium, Duma, Shivering Jemmy, Kilderkin, Cluracan, Nuala, Chaos, Nada, Choronzon, Merkin, Order, Maahes, Hesat, Mnevis, Sekhat-Hor, Mehet-Weryt, Shedyt, Sema-wer, Ageb-wer, Baalat Gebal, Imentet, Maga, Tefnut, Nut, Set, Apis, Sobek, Khepri, Amun, Geb, Onuris, Shu, Bennu, Min, Khonshu, Nefertem, Heru-ur, Im-ho-tep, Andjety, Wadjet, Wepwawet, ꜥmmt, Ma'at, Ashura, Anat, Thoth, Hathor, Dedwen, Amun Re, Horus, Eye of Horus, Imset, Qebehsenuef, Nephthys, Typhon, The Thing That Cries In The Night, pillar of djed, Bast, Bes, Atum, Ptah, Montu, Amaunet, Gherke, Amon Ra, Kokou the Ever-Burning, Amentep, Ibis, Taia, Cerberus, Nephytha, Prince Who Was a Thousand, Ammit, angels, Minotaur, Hecate, Mercury, Metatron, Ancient of Days, Aker, Aphrodite, Remiel, Thor, Odin, Loki, Azazel, Aten, Astarte, sphinxes, Exu
- syncretized with
- Hermes, Osiris, Wepwawet, Hermanubis, Sopdet, Cerberus, Khenti-Amentiu, Khenty-Amentiu
- manifests as
- Mr. Jacquel, jackal, Khenti-Amentiu, fox
- enemy of
- Khonshu
- manifested by
- Tepy-djuef, Neb-ta-djeser, Mr. Jacquel
- served by
- Kebechet
- has aspect
- Imiut, Khenti-Seh-netjer
Mentioned by
- Ammit
- angels
- Minotaur
- Hecate
- Mercury
- Metatron
- Ancient of Days
- Aker
- Aphrodite
- Remiel
- Thor
- Odin
- Loki
- Azazel
- Aten
- Astarte
and 16 more
Sources
- peer reviewed
Source passages
“Anubis would take the heart of a person in the afterlife and weigh it on the scales of justice. If the heart doesn't weigh down the scales, then they can carry on in the afterlife, but if the heart appears heavy and filled with burdens, then it is to be fed to Ammit, therefore giving the heart a second death and no admittance into immortality with Osiris.”
#4038 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Anubis (Ancient Egyptian) – God of funerals”
#4090 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Anubis – An Egyptian god with the head of a jackal.”
#4705 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Depictions in royal tombs associate the symbol of Mafdet with the symbol of Anubis, suggesting that Mafdet accompanied the gods as a hunter or executioner while Anubis fulfilled his role as messenger”
#11078 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“In the city of Memphis, Nephthys was duly honored with the title "Queen of the Embalmer's Shop" and there associated with the jackal-headed god Anubis as patron.”
#11343 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5