the symbol on the staff is the ankh (pronounced onk) and it represents everlasting life
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β 15y agoAnubis carried a staff.
Anubis is often depicted in Egyptian art carrying a symbol called the "was" scepter, which represents power and dominion. Sometimes, he is also shown holding a flail, a tool used in ancient Egypt to thresh grain as a symbol of his role as a guardian of the underworld.
Anubis has several symbols, the was- sceptre (power), the flail (protection), the Imiut fetish (embalming/death), as well as the Ankh (eternal life).
This staff is possibly the "was-scepter". This is a long staff mounted with an animal head. It was a symbol of power or dominion, and seen being held by Set and Anubis. In later use, it was a symbol of control over the force of chaos that Set represented. In a funerary context the was sceptre was responsible for the well-being of the deceased.
Maybe Anubis... I'm not quite sure. Sorry.
Anubis' symbol is the black jackal. It represents death and the afterlife according to ancient Egyptian mythology. Anubis, the god of embalming, was often portrayed with the head of a jackal, and the black color symbolized the decay and transformation that occurs after death.
A staff symbol represents the notes to play. For example:treble clef is higher then bass clef.
It represents two of his pet snakes.
The staff is called a crozier and is part of the "uniform" for any bishop. It represents a shepherd's staff as the bishop is the sheperd of his flock, or diocese.
it represents the freedom and language of the people
When depicted standing alone, the Egyptian god Anubis (hieroglyphs 'inpw) holds an ankh symbol in one hand and a staff in the other (either left or right, depending on which way he is facing) The same staff is also seen being carried by Ra, Thoth, Isis, Amon and many other gods.The staff is simply an elongated version of the hieroglyph wAs, meaning "dominion" or lordship, signifying the authority of the particular god or goddess holding it.
Anubis in ancient Egypt