As we all know, Anubis 𓇋𓈖𓊪𓅱𓃣 is the Egyptian god 𓊹 of embalming and tombs/cemeteries. This means that Anubis 𓇋𓈖𓊪𓅱𓃣 was the main protector 𓅓𓂝𓎡𓀜 of the recently deceased 𓅓𓏏𓏱! During the New Kingdom, more specifically the 18th Dynasty, it became common for statues 𓄚𓈖𓏏𓏭𓀾𓏪 of Anubis 𓇋𓈖𓊪𓅱𓃣 to be placed in tombs 𓇋𓐫𓊃𓉐𓏦 as a sort of protection 𓅓𓂝𓎡𓀜 for the dead! The most famous example is the “Anubis Shrine 𓃣” that was found in Tutankhamun’s 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓏏𓅱𓏏𓋹𓋾𓉺𓇓 tomb 𓇋𓐫𓊃𓉐! The statue 𓄚𓈖𓏏𓏭𓀾 in this picture 𓏏𓅱𓏏 is from the Late Period.
Since I am in the process of reading the Bible, here’s something very interesting about Anubis 𓇋𓈖𓊪𓅱𓃣 I just learned recently! Did you know that some Bible/religious scholars believe that Anubis 𓇋𓈖𓊪𓅱𓃣 is actually mentioned in Exodus!? When I was reading Exodus, and I caught what I thought was a reference to Anubis 𓇋𓈖𓊪𓅱𓃣, I was shocked and immediately had to start researching!
“But not a dog shall growl against any of the people of Israel, either man or beast, that you may know that the Lord makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.” (Exodus 11:7, English Standard Version) Another translation is “But against all the Israelites, whether man or beast, not even a dog will snarl.”
The plagues of Egypt 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖 can be interpreted as the Egyptian gods 𓊹𓊹𓊹 being powerless against God himself – such as when God blocked the Sun 𓇳𓏺 for three 𓏼 days during the ninth plague, Ra 𓇳𓏺𓁛 was powerless to stop it. So, the mention of Anubis 𓇋𓈖𓊪𓅱𓃣 can be interpreted as Anubis 𓇋𓈖𓊪𓅱𓃣 having no power over life and death 𓅓𓏏𓏱, or that Anubis 𓇋𓈖𓊪𓅱𓃣 will have no power over the death 𓅓𓏏𓏱 of the people of Israel (Canaan 𓍑𓄿𓉔𓈊𓏭 in The Bible). It can also be taken as God (not Anubis) would bring death 𓅓𓏏𓏱 to Egypt 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖, but not Israel 𓍑𓄿𓉔𓈊𓏭.
Again, these are interpretations of the Bible (including some of my own), and I’m sure many scholars and other readers have their own interpretations that are different and just as valid!