Anubis is the god of death.” It was Anubis who created the art of embalming and mummification.” One duty of Anubis was to be at the weighing of the mummy’s heart on the Great Balance. Priests wear a head like Anubis when they are doing the mummification process and the Opening of the Mouth ceremony. One of Anubis’s names are Anpu . Anubis is usually shown with a jackal or dog head. “ Sometimes he is depicted with one side of his face white or gold and the other black.” Mummification is a strategy to preserve the body. The supplies that the Egyptians used to mummify the body are linen bandages,natron salt, oils and ointments, and sawdust. During the mummification process, they take out the lungs, stomach,liver,and intestines. The Egyptians kept
