Anubis for the Character Design Challenge
Anubis
“He Who is Upon His Mountain”
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Inktober 2018 day 11 - Anubis
Inventor of embalming and guide of the dead. After death your heart is weighed against the feather of Maat, the goddess of justice. If it is lighter than the feather, you will live on forever. If it is heavier however, it is fed to Ammit the Destroyer.
The exit of the joint tomb of Twosret and Setnakhte (KV14), guarded by two paintings of the god of death Anubis. Valley of the Kings, West Thebes.
Photo: Jakub Kyncl

Jackal-headed Anubis
God of embalming and the dead, detail from Amenhotep II’s red quartzite sarcophagus. Tomb of Amenhotep II (KV35), Valley of the Kings, West Thebes. Photo: Sandro Vannini
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