Anubis Ancient Egyptian God
by Ian Gledhill
Title
Anubis Ancient Egyptian God
Artist
Ian Gledhill
Medium
Photograph - Digital Art
Description
Anubis is one of the most iconic gods of ancient Egypt. Anubis is the Greek version of his name, the ancient Egyptians knew him as Anpu (or Inpu). Anubis was an extremely ancient deity whose name appears in the oldest mastabas of the Old Kingdom and the Pyramid Texts as a guardian and protector of the dead. He was originally a god of the underworld, but became associated specifically with the embalming process and funeral rites. His name is from the same root as the word for a royal child, "inpu". However, it is also closely related to the word "inp" which means "to decay", and one versions of his name (Inp or Anp) more closely resembles that word. As a result it is possible that his name changed slightly once he was adopted as the son of the King, Osiris. He was known as "Imy-ut" ("He Who is In the Place of Embalming"), "nub-tA-djser" ("lord of the scared land").
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Ian Gledhill
Debra..Thank you so much for visiting and your wonderful comment,and promotions,I'am very humbled..Ian..:)
Debra Lynch
Ian, I absolutely fell in love with this work as soon as I saw it in the contest, it is amazing, beautiful and an outstanding show of creative talent. I enjoy all your works and admire you so very much. L/F/P/FB