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Why did the Egyptians put the sons of Horus on the Canopic Jars?
They personified and protected the canopic jars; in the beginning only Pharaohs were mummified, the Pharaoh to the Egyptians was the living Horus, the body parts removed were part of Horus' soul, hence "sons".
What do Canopic jars represent?
little jars with different heads. the baboon head, the human head, the falcon head, and the jackal head ( the dog)
Canopic jars each hold?
Canopic jars are just pottery jars. Used for various purposes. Some civilisations used jars to hold the organs of embalmed prominent citizens. In ancient Egypt, mummies were buried with four canopic jars, one for each of Horus's sons, and each containing a different internal organ. The jar representing Imsety had a human head and contained the liver.
What are the names of the heads that were in the canopic jars?
The four sons of horus Imsety-human headed-liver Duamutef-jackal headed-stomach Hapi-baboon headed-lungs Qebehsenuef-falcon headed-large intestines
Where did a person's organs go after they were mummified?
The organs were removed from the body and put in jarsThe organs were placed in canopic jars. They had the four sons of Horus(Imsety, Hapy, Duamutef, and Qebehsenuef) as the top cap of the jars. The heart was not placed in the canopic jars because the Egyptians thought that it was the controller of the body-as if it was the brain.The internal organs of bodies were removed before mummification and placed in special containers called canopic jars, which were entombed along with the mummy.
