Anubis, a mystical god

Being the god of the dead and the embalming, the afterlife and also the lost souls, Anubis had been considered as one of the mystical gods and the most important in the ancient Egypt. Anubis had been famous since the earliest era in the civilization history that was from the Nile River.

Anubis was initially stated at the First Dynasty era, but it is probable that the future study may illustrate that he had been there even before then. This has been fascinating to note though, that the word “Anubis” was not known before those Greeks get there in Egypt. During the prehistoric Egyptian language, Anubis was then named as Anpu or Inpu. The name had similar roots as a word that denotes ‘a royal child.’

Furthermore, this is also connected to the “inp”, a word that means “to decay”. He was also identified as “Imy-ut” or "He Who’s in a Place of Embalming", also as "nub-tA-djser" or the "lord of sacred land".

According to a Geraldine Pinch:

“Anubis had been the guardian of every kind of magical secret. In a Papyrus Jumilhac, he appeared as the head of Horus armed followers. His ferocity was a match for Seth violence. In the magical texts of the same date, Anubis is called as the 'Lord of Bau’. The entire battalions of messenger devils are under his control. In the supernatural papyri dating to the Roman times, Anubis acted as the major enforcer of curses. These gracious deities of sect temples are barely recognizable in the ruthless gods and goddesses come across in daily magic. The story in the Papyrus Jumilhac in 300 BC clarifies the custom by connecting how Seth once made himself into one panther after hitting the corpse of Osiris. He captured and branded this panther, making a leopard's spot. The jackal god ruled that leopard skins must be worn by the priests in remembrance of the victory over Seth.”