Andjety appears to have been worshipped since pre-dynastic times, and is thought by most Egyptologists to be the god that eventually became Osiris, although the question is not finally settled.

Andjety's attributes are quite similar to those of the early Osiris - he was in charge of the underworld, and was depicted holding the symbols of rulership of the pharaoh - the crook, conical crown (of Upper Egypt), and flail. In association with death, he has the title bull of vultures, i.e. progenitor of vultures.

Because of the Egyptian beliefs about re-incarnation, Andjety, as lord of the dead was sometimes regarded as a god of re-birth, and consequently in those situations considered to be the husband of Mesenet, an ancient goddess of birth. In such associations, Andjety is sometimes depicted as having the bovine uterus above his head, since it was a depiction given also to Mesenet to symbolise her association with birth.

During the 18th dynasty, hebrew workers brought with them the worship of Anat, a war goddess, and identified Andjety as her husband, symbolising how war and death are bound together.

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