Egypt is a country that is known for its excessive practice of rituals. Egyptians observed and performed peculiar and intricate forms of rites and more so as funeral rites. Canopic jars are one of the numerous things they used to perform rites. Throughout the mummification process, these jars were utilized for the purpose of preserving the 'viscera' to enable life after death.
Ancient Egyptian Canopic jars have been in use since the old Kingdom and lasted up until the last era of the Egyptians. However the way in which these jars were utilised varied over time. When it came to storing the viscera in the jars the Egyptians would make use of a number of different jars and every organ had its own dedicated Canopic jar.
Many people are of the notion that Canopic jars are associated with the Greek legend of Canopus. This really is not the case as later Egyptologist have proved that the two concepts did not have anything to do with each other.
As per tradition the deceased individual might have four Canopic jars. Each one of these jars was meant to safeguard a particular organ. The most important organs in the sight of the Egyptians were the lungs, liver, the stomach and the intestines. The design sense used in creating Canopic jars went through a series of changes with time.
During the period of the ancient Egyptian Kingdom, the Canopic jars did not have any complicated designs, but were rather simple and covered with lids that were plain. As they approached the first intermediate era, the jars were sculpted with human heads, as a symbol of the dead.
Until the start of the new Kingdom of Egypt, Canopic jars portraying human heads were commonly in use. As the 18th century was coming to a close, the human head symbol became obsolete. The lids were now made in order to portray the four sons of Horus.
The Egyptian people observed the four sons of Hours in a symbolic manner as 'the gods of cardinal compass points'. Every son was divinely employed to safeguard one of the four main organs taken from the body. In case of dangerous attacks from the outside world, the four sons were to defend each other.
The four sons of Horus as displayed on the Canopic jars included Damutef, who was a jackal headed god in charge of protecting the stomach. He represented the East and was given divine protection from another Egyptian deity, the goddess Neith. The second was a falcon headed deity known as Qebehsenuef. This particular deity was responsible for protecting the intestines and was granted protection from Selket.
The next jar that contained the lungs had the Egyptian deity Hapi as its representative. Hapi was also taken as the representative of North and was granted protection by Nephthys. The fourth son of Horus was Imseti who represented the North and protected the liver while himself being protected by the Egyptian goddess Isis.
Ancient Egyptian Canopic jars have been in use since the old Kingdom and lasted up until the last era of the Egyptians. However the way in which these jars were utilised varied over time. When it came to storing the viscera in the jars the Egyptians would make use of a number of different jars and every organ had its own dedicated Canopic jar.
Many people are of the notion that Canopic jars are associated with the Greek legend of Canopus. This really is not the case as later Egyptologist have proved that the two concepts did not have anything to do with each other.
As per tradition the deceased individual might have four Canopic jars. Each one of these jars was meant to safeguard a particular organ. The most important organs in the sight of the Egyptians were the lungs, liver, the stomach and the intestines. The design sense used in creating Canopic jars went through a series of changes with time.
During the period of the ancient Egyptian Kingdom, the Canopic jars did not have any complicated designs, but were rather simple and covered with lids that were plain. As they approached the first intermediate era, the jars were sculpted with human heads, as a symbol of the dead.
Until the start of the new Kingdom of Egypt, Canopic jars portraying human heads were commonly in use. As the 18th century was coming to a close, the human head symbol became obsolete. The lids were now made in order to portray the four sons of Horus.
The Egyptian people observed the four sons of Hours in a symbolic manner as 'the gods of cardinal compass points'. Every son was divinely employed to safeguard one of the four main organs taken from the body. In case of dangerous attacks from the outside world, the four sons were to defend each other.
The four sons of Horus as displayed on the Canopic jars included Damutef, who was a jackal headed god in charge of protecting the stomach. He represented the East and was given divine protection from another Egyptian deity, the goddess Neith. The second was a falcon headed deity known as Qebehsenuef. This particular deity was responsible for protecting the intestines and was granted protection from Selket.
The next jar that contained the lungs had the Egyptian deity Hapi as its representative. Hapi was also taken as the representative of North and was granted protection by Nephthys. The fourth son of Horus was Imseti who represented the North and protected the liver while himself being protected by the Egyptian goddess Isis.
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