The Saqqara sanctuary and cemetery dedicated to Anubis in the Greco-Roman period was called the Anubeion. The name comes from the Greek form of Anubis, reflecting the period’s widespread use of Greek alongside Egyptian religious traditions.
The Anubeion formed part of the sacred landscape at Saqqara, the vast necropolis serving Memphis. Archaeological evidence from the site includes buildings, burial areas, and animal remains associated with the worship of Anubis. The location illustrates how older Egyptian funerary cults continued under later Persian, Ptolemaic, and Roman rule.
The Anubeion is sometimes confused with the nearby Serapeum, which was devoted primarily to the Apis bull and the god Serapis. Both belonged to the Saqqara religious complex, but they served different cults. Anubis’s association with embalming, cemeteries, and protection of the dead explains the sanctuary’s setting in a major necropolis.