Thursday, December 31, 2009

Is it right to assume that every jakal-headed egyptian figure is a representation of the god Anubis?

what i mean to ask, is every jackal-headed figure Anubis? Or are there many jackal-headed figures that arent necessarily Anubis?Is it right to assume that every jakal-headed egyptian figure is a representation of the god Anubis?
Wepwawet is actually wolf headed, not jackal headed. The synchronization Wepwawet-Yinepu is jackal headed but in grey or brown instead of black. Most of the jackal-headed figures *were* Yinepu (Anubis), or they were people acting in the role of Yinepu. Duamutef was the only other truly jackal headed figure, and he was on a canopic jar, guarding the stomach and upper intestines.Is it right to assume that every jakal-headed egyptian figure is a representation of the god Anubis?
Not all are Anubis.





Anubis will be a man with a jackal head. He often carries either a staff, or an Ankh (cross with a hoop at the top) or both. His skirt (I am not sure what it is called in Egyptian) is also usually more intricate/detailed then those on images of common-folk.
Upuat (Wepwawet) is also jackal-headed, and unless you read the text that appears with the image, you might not be able to tell Anpu (Anubis) from Upuat.





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wepwawet
Not all Jakal-headed figures are Anubis. There was only one Anubis and the rest were representing, worshiping and respecting him.

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