Depicted as a protector of graves as early as the First Dynasty (c. Like many ancient Egyptian deities, Anubis assumed different roles in various contexts. As a result, Anubis is often referred to as having a "jackal" head, but this "jackal" is now more properly called a "wolf". The African wolf was formerly called the "African golden jackal", until a 2015 genetic analysis updated the taxonomy and the common name for the species.
Archeologists have identified Anubis's sacred animal as an Egyptian canid, the African golden wolf. Anubis or Inpu, Anpu in Ancient Egyptian ( / ə ˈ nj uː b ɪ s/ Ancient Greek: Ἄνουβις, Egyptian: inpw, Coptic: ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲡ Anoup) is the Greek name of the god of death, mummification, embalming, the afterlife, cemeteries, tombs, and the Underworld, in ancient Egyptian religion, usually depicted as a canine or a man with a canine head.
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