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1. Canopic Jars

2. What Are Canopic Jars? Did You Know…? People from lower classes were also sometimes mummified, especially in the later periods of ancient Egypt. However, this was less common as it was very expensive. In ancient Egypt, the bodies of dead pharaohs and wealthy members of society would often be mummified. In ancient Egypt, the bodies of dead pharaohs and wealthy members of society would often be mummified. In ancient Egypt, the bodies of dead pharaohs and wealthy members of society would often be mummified. During mummification, some important organs would be removed and stored in special containers called canopic jars. These jars were very important to the ancient Egyptians. In ancient Egypt, the bodies of dead pharaohs and wealthy members of society would often be mummified. Canopic jars have helped us to understand more about the ancient Egyptian beliefs about the afterlife. CL-Medien/Shutterstock.com

3. Mummification In ancient Egypt, the bodies of dead pharaohs and wealthy members of society would often be mummified. Mummification was a method used by ancient Egyptians to preserve a dead body using special oils and cloths. It was an expensive practice that took around 70 days to complete. The ancient Egyptians believed that people would need to keep their body well-preserved in order to exist in the afterlife. For that same reason, they would also leave food in the tombs so that the person could still eat, even after they had died. preserve - To keep something in a good condition and stop it from decomposing. X Did You Know…? Resin (a sticky substance from trees and other plants) was used to close wounds that were made when the organs were removed. The Arabic word for resin is ‘mummia’ — this is where the word ‘mummification’ comes from.

4. How Canopic Jars Were Made In ancient Egypt, the bodies of dead pharaohs and wealthy members of society would often be mummified. Canopic jars were made from different materials, including wood, clay, limestone and alabaster. In ancient Egypt, the bodies of dead pharaohs and wealthy members of So ciety would often be mummified. To begin with, the lids of the jars were very plain. As time went on, it became more common for the lids to resemble the heads of humans. It wasn’t until later in the ancient Egyptian period that the lids featured the animal forms we mostly recognise today.

5. The Four Jars ociety would often be mummified. There were four different canopic jars and each had its own purpose. ociety would often be mummified. Each jar symbolised one of the four sons of the Egyptian god, Horus. It was believed that they would protect the organs in the afterlife . WH_Pics/Shutterstock.com

6. The Four Jars The four sons featured on the canopic jars were: ciety would often be. Imsety ciety would often be. Hapy ciety would often be. Duamutef ciety would often be. Qebehsenuef Did You Know…? The canopic jars were buried in a canopic chest, which was kept inside the burial tomb. ociety would often be WH_Pics/Shutterstock.com

7. Imsety Imsety was the first son of Horus and was often depicted with the head of a human. Imsety’s role was to look after the liver and he was believed to be protected by the Egyptian goddess Isis (his mother and goddess of healing and magic).

8. Hapy # Hapy was Horus’ second son and was often shown to have the head of a baboon.  Hapy was believed to look after the lungs of the dead and he was protected by the Egyptian Goddess Nephthys (goddess of air).

9. Duamutef Horus’ third son was Duamutef and was pictured with the head of a jackal. He was responsible for protecting the stomach of the dead and he was protected by the goddess Neith (goddess of creation, war and wisdom).

10. Qebehsenuef The final son of Horus was Qebehsenuef , who had the head of a falcon. Qebehsenuef’s role was to take care of the intestines. He was also protected by the Egyptian goddess Selket (goddess of the dead). Did You Know…? The brain was also removed but thrown away as it was thought to be useless in the afterlife. 

11. The Heart In ancient Egypt, the heart was considered to be the most important of the human organs as it showed if the person had led a good life. If so, why was it not protected in a canopic jar too? Ancient Egyptians would keep the heart inside the body of the dead. They believed that every dead person would take part in a trial at the Hall of Maat. There, their heart was weighed on a scale. If the heart was lighter than a feather — because they had led a good life — they would be granted access to the afterlife.

12. The Heart This is an image from the Book of the Dead from around 1070 BC, which shows the weighing process. The Book of the Dead was a collection of texts filled with tips and spells for surviving in the afterlife.

13. Use the information from the text to help you answer the following questions. Good luck! Quiz

14. Question One Which of the following organs was not placed in a canopic jar? ? b) intestines c) liver d) stomach a) brain

15. Question Two Hapy was pictured with the head of which creature? t ? b) falcon c) human d) baboon a) jackal

16. Question Three \ Why was the heart not placed in a canopic jar? t ? b) it was kept inside the body c) it belonged in a different type of jar d) they only made four jars as they believed the number five was unlucky a) they believed it wasn’t an important organ

17. Question Four \ Which organ did Duamutef, the Jackal, protect? ? b) stomach c) intestines d) lungs a) liver

18. Question Five Which of these materials was not used to make canopic jars? t ? b) limestone c) clay d) papyrus a) wood