![]() ANPU (ANUBIS)
in hierogyliphs |
Wallis Budge writes in his book entitled
'The Egyptian Book of the Dead", [1, p. cxvii] : "Anpu, or Anubis, the son of Osiris or Ra, sometimes by Isis and sometimes by Nephthys, seems to represent as a nature god either the darkest part of the twilight or the earliest dawn. He is depicted either in human form with a jackal's head, or as a jackal. In the legend of Osiris and Isis, Anubis played a prominent part in connexion with the dead body of Osiris, and in papyri we see him standing as a guard and protector of the deceased lying upon the bier; in the judgment scene he is found as the guard of the balance, the pointer of which he watches with great diligence. He became the recognized god of the sepulchral chamber, and eventually presided over the whole of the "funeral Mountain." He is always regarded as the messenger of Osiris. Another form of Anubis was the
god Ap-uat, the ### of the pyramid
texts,[3] or "Opener of the ways,"
who also was depicted in the form of
a
jackal; and the two gods are often confounded. On sepulchral
stelæ and other
monuments two jackals are frequently depicted; one of these
represents Anubis,
and the other Ap-uat, and they
probably have some connexion with the
northern
and southern parts of the funereal world. According to M. Maspero, the
god
Anubis led the souls of the dead to the Elysian Fields in the Great
Oasis.[4]". He also states that "it is probable that
Anubis is older than Osiris", [2, Vol. 2, p. 261], "Anubis is the Greek name for a jackal-headed god associated with mummification and the afterlife in Egyptian mythology. In the ancient Egyptian language, Anubis is known as Inpu, (variously spelled Anupu, Wip, Ienpw etc.). The oldest known mention of Anubis is in the Old Kingdom pyramid texts, where he is associated with the burial of the king.[1] Anubis takes various titles in connection with his funerary role, such as He who is upon his mountain, which underscores his importance as a protector of the deceased and their tombs, and the title He who is in the place of embalming, associating him with the process of mummification.[1] Like many ancient Egyptian deities, Anubis assumes different roles in various contexts, and no public procession in Egypt would be conducted without an Anubis to march at the head." |
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![]() Bir anit üzerinde sonsuza dek bekleyen "BAŞ ANI" ve "APA ADI" |
Polat Kaya: ANPU (Anubis, Anu Baș, Baș Anu), that is, the personification of "man's given name" watching the balance at the hour of judgement in the other world in the presence of gods. |
![]() "Deceased holding necklace and pectoral before Anubis" |
In the picture at left, the
deceased is shown as "holding a
necklace and a
pectoral before Anubis", [2, Vol. 2, p. 263, Plate 44].
The necklace and the pectoral are the
symbolic representation of the name given to a person
which
is hung around his/her neck from birth to death and proudly hangs
on
his/her chest. This picture is a representation of the dead
person presenting
himself/herself by showing his/her name tag to
god "ANU BAŞ" (HAN O BAŞ) but also showing
his/her belief in the Sun god with the representation shown on the
pectoral. Thus the nacklace
and
the pectoral are the "name tag" and the "belief tag" respectively. Both
of these are carried by the person throughout his/her
life.
The pectoral shown in this picture shows a "sun boat" with the sun disk in it. This is very significant because in ancient times and even at present all Tur/Turk/Oguz peoples wore such a sun shaped pectorals embellished with gold, silver and colorful jewels as ornament on their chests. So this very ancient Turanian culture, that is, carrying a name and the Sun's image on their chest was a tradition by the Turanians wherever they were. Similarly, it was so in ancient MASAR so-called "Egypt". There is one more very subtle aspect in this pectoral that I must point out. That is, the Pectoral is also shaped as a fully open mouth". This signifies the Turkish "AGUZ" (SÖZ, OGUZ BAŞ) |
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