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Duamutef – Canopic Jar

While Anubis π“‡‹π“ˆ–π“Šͺ𓅱𓃣 may be the most common jackal π“Šƒπ“„Ώπ“ƒ€π“ƒ₯-headed god π“ŠΉ in Egypt π“†Žπ“…“π“π“Š–, there are other gods π“ŠΉπ“ŠΉπ“ŠΉ that have the head 𓁢𓏺 of a jackal π“Šƒπ“„Ώπ“ƒ€π“ƒ₯ as well! This is a faience π“‹£π“ˆ–π“π“Έπ“Ό canopic jar with the head of the god π“ŠΉ Duamutef 𓇼𓅐𓏏𓆑!

Duamutef 𓇼𓅐𓏏𓆑, whose name π“‚‹π“ˆ– can also be written as 𓂧𓍯𓇼𓅐𓏏𓆑, was one of the four Sons of Horus. Duamutef’s 𓇼𓅐𓏏𓆑 job was to protect π“…“π“‚π“Ž‘π“€œ the stomach 𓂋𓄣𓏻 of the deceased 𓅓𓏏𓏱 which is why he is commonly represented on the lid of canopic jars. The function of the canopic jar was to hold the organs 𓇋𓂧𓂋𓄹𓏦 that were removed during the process of mummification.

Duamutef 𓇼𓅐𓏏𓆑 is associated with the west π“‹€π“π“π“ˆŠ, and all four Sons of Horus are associated with a cardinal direction. The goddess π“ŠΉπ“ Neith π“ˆ–π“π“‹Œπ“€­ was tasked with protecting π“…“π“‚π“Ž‘π“€œ Duamutef 𓇼𓅐𓏏𓆑. The name Duamutef 𓇼𓅐𓏏𓆑 means β€œHe who adores his mother.”

This canopic jar is dated to the Ramesside period (19th Dynasty, c. 1295–1185 B.C.E.).