Anubis and the Ankh

Anubis and the Ankh are found in old Kingdom Egyptian writings.

Anubis to the the Greeks is Inpu. The jackal headed deity of the old kingdom (c. 3100 BC ) is associated to burial ceremonies and mummification rites. Somehow his magical essence summons some spirit of the afterlife.

The old kingdom cult to lord Anubis is moved over to Osiris in the Middle Kingdom Egypt dynasties.

Anubis symbols often depict the jackal head in the color black but by some accounts this is a reference to the black earth found in Nile Valley. It might also be a reference to the rotting dark flesh of the dead.

However arguments have it that the dark headed figure symbolizes the original Kemet Africans who inhabit the Upper Nile area.

Anubis is also often shown carrying an Ankh symbol by the eye.

The eye of what ??????

This could be answered as the Eye of Ra but that would only be speculation.

Anubis was the son of Osiris and Nephtys....read on.