Photo taken on May 14, 2022 shows a mummy coffin painted with god Anubis at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)
CAIRO, May 17 (Xinhua) -- On the occasion of the International Museum Day, which falls on May 18, the canine-headed ancient Egyptian god Anubis can be found at large numbers of Pharaonic antiquities at the world-known Egyptian Museum.
As a funerary deity, Anubis is associated with mummification, funerary rituals, and the cemetery in ancient Egyptian myth. While the cultural and creative products with Abubis as the theme are always popular among visitors.
The Egyptian Museum, located in downtown Cairo, the capital of Egypt, contains more than 100,000 historical artifacts from the time of the Pharaohs to the sixth century.
Photo taken on May 14, 2022 shows a mummy coffin painted with god Anubis at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)
Tourists view the statue of god Anubis discovered at the tomb of king Tutankhamun, at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt, on May 14, 2022. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)
Photo taken on May 14, 2022 shows a mummy coffin painted with god Anubis at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)
Photo taken on May 14, 2022 shows the replica of the statue of god Anubis at the souvenir store of Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)
Photo taken on May 14, 2022 shows the wallet themed on god Anubis at the souvenir store of Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)
Photo taken on May 14, 2022 shows a papyrus painting with god Anubis making mummy at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)
Photo taken on May 14, 2022 shows the statue of god Anubis discovered at the tomb of king Tutankhamun, at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)■
