Image by Damon Jasso 2002

Canopic Jars

The organs were then placed into four jars. These four jars contained the vital organs of the original body. Each lid of these jars was shaped with the heads of the Four Sons of Horus. Imsety, Hapy, Duamutef, and Qebehsenuef were the names of these four gods. The God Imsety, represented as a human head, protected the remains of the liver. While the baboon head, which is in the likeness of the God Hapy, guarded the lungs. Duamutef, the jackal, housed the stomach. Lastly, Qebehsenuef, the falcon, contained the intestines. Not only were these jars placed together in the tomb with the body, they were also pointed in different directions. Imsety pointed towards the South, while Hapy looked to the North, Duamutef stared at the East, and Qebehsenuef looked West.

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