Ancient Egypt Webquest - Mummification 4.1

Step #4.1 - The Process of Mummification - The Canopic Jars

Essential Question: What was the significance of the Canopic Jars?

The Gods of Mummification - Canopic Jars
The gods associated with canopic jars in ancient Egyptian mummification are the four sons of Horus, who protected the internal organs removed during the process: Imsety (human-headed) guarded the liver, Hapi (baboon-headed) guarded the lungs, Duamutef (jackal-headed) guarded the stomach, and Qebehsenuef (falcon-headed) guarded the intestines.
Directions: 1. Place the picture of the organ in the correct Canopic jar. 2. Move the Name of the god under each correct Canopic Jar.

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