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Canopic
Jars were the containers used to hold the internal
organs that were removed from the body before mummification
and embalmed seperately. The stoppers of the jars
were each shaped like the head of one of the minor
funerary deities known as the 'Four
Sons of Horus'. It was the job of these four deities
to protect the internal organs of the deceased; the
Ancient Egyptians firmly believed that the deceased
required his or her organs in order to be reborn in
the Afterlife.
The baboon-headed Hapy guarded the lungs. The human-headed
Imsety was the guardian of the liver. Jackal-headed
Duamutef guarded the stomach and upper intestines
and falcon-headed Qebehsenuef guarded the lower intestines.
The following Egyptian
canopic jars, hand made in Luxor from hamr stone,
can be purchased in the Egyptian
Dreams shop. Click on an image to visit the shop.
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