Foremost of the Westerners
E461476
Foremost of the Westerners is an epithet of the ancient Egyptian god Anubis, highlighting his role as a protector and guide of the dead in the afterlife.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
epithet
ⓘ
religious title ⓘ |
| appliedToDeity | Anubis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
afterlife
ⓘ
necropolis ⓘ |
| associatedDeityDomain |
burial rites
ⓘ
mummification ⓘ |
| associatedDirection | west ⓘ |
| cosmologicalAssociation | realm of the dead ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| epithetOf | jackal-headed god Anubis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| epithetType | honorific title ⓘ |
| geographicalAssociation |
land of the west
ⓘ
western desert necropolises ⓘ |
| impliesAttributeOfAnubis |
authority over the dead
ⓘ
guidance ⓘ protection ⓘ |
| language | ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| refersTo | Anubis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
funerary protection
ⓘ
psychopomp role ⓘ |
| religiousTraditionPhase | Pharaonic Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleHighlighted |
guide of the dead
ⓘ
protector of the dead ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
leadership among the dead
ⓘ
supremacy over the western necropolis ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
funerary texts
ⓘ
ritual invocations of Anubis ⓘ tomb inscriptions ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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