This beautiful ๐ค๐๐ sarcophagus ๐๐น๐๐๐ญ at the Brooklyn Museum shows the goddess ๐น๐ Nephthys ๐๐๐๐๐ with the Four Sons of Horus! The Four Sons of Horus were an integral part of ancient Egyptian religion – usually in a funerary aspect so it makes sense that they would appear on a sarcophagus ๐๐น๐๐๐ญ!
The Four Sons of Horus usually appeared as the lids of canopic jars, which were the jars used to store the organs ๐๐ง๐๐น๐ฆ of a deceased ๐ ๐๐ฑ person during the mummification ๐ด๐ง๐๐ ฑ๐ process. When they appears as amulets ๐๐ช๐ ๐ช or on sarcophagi ๐๐น๐๐๐ญ๐ฅ, the Four Sons of Horus served as protectors ๐ ๐๐ก๐ of the dead ๐ ๐๐ฑ.ย
The Four Sons of Horus are easy to recognize because they usually appear together in funerary art! Another way to recognize them is by reading their names ๐๐๐ฆ!
Letโs read some hieroglyphs ๐น๐๐ช! Something interesting about this sarcophagus ๐๐น๐๐๐ญ is the way the names ๐๐๐ฆ of the Four Sons of Horus are spelled! The spellings of the names ๐๐๐ฆ here are some interesting variants that arenโt seen too often! We will start reading from the left!
Hapi ๐๐ช๐(can also be spelled ๐๐๐ช๐๐ญ) had the head of a baboon and he protected the lungs ๐๐ด๐ฅ๐ ฑ๐บ.
Imseti ๐๐๐ฟ (can also be spelled ๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ญ/๐๐๐ด๐๐ ) had the head of a human and he protected the liver ๐ ๐๐๐น๐ธ๐ธ๐ธ.
Duamutef ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐๐(can also be spelled ๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐ญ/๐ผ๐๐๐) had the head of a jackal and he protected the stomach ๐๐ฃ๐ป.
Qebehsenuef ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐(can also be spelled ๐๐ข๐ข๐ข๐๐ญ) had the head of a Falcon and he protected the intestines ๐๐ช๐ ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ผ.
Can you spot all of the names ๐๐๐ฆ in the inscription ๐๐ ฑ๐?
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