This page on the Pharaonic Egypt site tells about the Egyptian god Anubis with quotes from ancient papyrus. Represented as a canine, perhaps an Egyptian jackal, as the main subordinate of Osiris he was in charge of order in the Beyond.
Credo Reference describes Anubis (ancient Egyptian deity) as a jackal-headed god, originally the most important deity linked to funerals and death. Anubis became associated with preserving dead bodies and guiding the dead in the underworld.
Ancient History Encyclopaedia describes Anubis as the Egyptian god of mummification and the afterlife as well as the patron god of lost souls and the helpless.
Ancient Egypt Online describes Anubis, god of embalming and burial, usually depicted as a man with the head of a jackal, and worshipped throughout Egypt.
Compiled by the British Museum, this site provides a basic overview of ancient Egyptian civilisation. It has sections on: Egyptian daily life, geography, gods and goddesses, funerary mummification, pharaohs, pyramids, temples, time, trades (occupations), and writing, with some references to primary source material.
Ancient Egypt Online explores the culture of the ancient Egyptians with articles about the gods and goddesses, hieroglyphs, the monuments (pyramids, temples and tombs), the pharaohs, queens and officials of ancient Egypt, and daily life. Read translations of ancient Egyptian texts in the Library section.
The Museum of Science in Boston has devised this website about funerary practices in ancient Egypt (now archived). Visitors use their Egyptian money to select their own tomb, mummification, mummy case, etc. In the process much can be learned about Gods, the afterlife, religion and life in ancient Egypt.
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