These canopic jars are very famous pieces from the British Museum! Any time you read a book on mummification or Egyptian funerary practices, these canopic jars will make an appearance! The first book on Egypt ๐๐ ๐๐ my Nonno ever gave me was Carol Andrewsโ book on the mummies at the British Museum, and of course these canopic jars were in the book! It was so exciting to see them in person! However, these are โdummyโ canopic jars; they arenโt even totally hollow inside so they definitely werenโt used during the mummification process.
But thatโs not what is the most interesting here; whatโs most interesting is in the hieroglyphs ๐น๐๐ช! Each canopic jar has a lid that represents one of the Four Sons of Horus. Each one has the task of protecting a specific organย ๐๐ง๐๐นย of the deceased!ย
From the left:
-Qebehsenuef ๐๐ข๐ข๐ข๐๐ญ (falcon head) held the intestines ๐๐ช๐ ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ผ
-Imseti ๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ญ (human head) held the liver ๐ ๐๐๐น๐ธ๐ธ๐ธ
-Hapi ๐๐๐ช๐๐ญ (baboon head) held the lungs ๐๐ด๐ฅ๐ ฑ๐บ
-Duamutef ๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐ญ (jackal head) held the stomach ๐๐ฃ๐ป
Now, if you take a closer look at the inscriptions ๐๐๐ฅ on the jars – Qebehsenuef ๐๐ข๐ข๐ข๐๐ญ is labeled with Duamutefโs ๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐ญ name ๐๐ and vice versa!
Iโm not sure if it is an ancient mistake or a mistake by the museum! Iโm always so amused when I come across stuff like this!
The inscription above the names is a common one that we have gone over before:
๐๐๐๐ – Words Spoken By
๐น๐จ๐น – Osiris (the symbol for โgod ๐นโ is used as the determinative here instead of the usual โ๐ญโ – I love seeing variation)!!