Anubis chapel

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The Anubis chapel is a sanctuary within the mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari dedicated to the jackal-headed god Anubis, associated with mummification and protection of the dead in ancient Egyptian religion.

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Anubis chapel canonical 1
chapel of Anubis 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian chapel
archaeological site feature
religious sanctuary
access visited as part of the Temple of Hatshepsut complex
architecturalStyle New Kingdom Egyptian temple architecture
associatedDeity Anubis NERFINISHED
associatedRuler Hatshepsut NERFINISHED
Thutmose III NERFINISHED
associatedWith mummification
protection of the dead
builder Hatshepsut NERFINISHED
builtFor Hatshepsut NERFINISHED
civilization ancient Egypt NERFINISHED
culturalSignificance evidence for the cult of Anubis in the New Kingdom
example of royal mortuary cult architecture
currentCondition partially preserved
dedicatedTo Anubis NERFINISHED
dedicatedToAspectOfAnubis god of embalming
guardian of necropolis
discoveredBy archaeologists at Deir el-Bahari
dynasty 18th Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED
function cult place of Anubis
funerary cult chapel
hasFeature cult niche
offering tables
painted decoration
wall reliefs
hasInscriptionLanguage ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis"
iconography funerary scenes
jackal-headed god Anubis NERFINISHED
processions of priests
locatedAt Deir el-Bahari NERFINISHED
locatedIn Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut NERFINISHED
locatedInCountry Egypt NERFINISHED
locatedNear Thebes NERFINISHED
locatedOn west bank of the Nile
locatedWithin upper terrace of the Temple of Hatshepsut
material stone
orientation towards the Theban Necropolis
partOf Deir el-Bahari temple complex NERFINISHED
Theban Necropolis NERFINISHED
patron Hatshepsut NERFINISHED
period New Kingdom NERFINISHED
region Upper Egypt NERFINISHED
religion ancient Egyptian religion
use offerings to Anubis
rituals for the dead

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mortuary temple of Hatshepsut hasFeature Anubis chapel
subject surface form: Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut
this entity surface form: chapel of Anubis