1. why were amulets buried with the mummy.
2. what is a canpic jar.
3. which one of Horus' sons represented each head of a conopic jar.
4. what organs were placed in each of the 4 conopic jars.
2006-12-26 10:01:41 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
1. Amulets were buried with the mummy for reasons like keeping the soul safe from evil in the afterlife and such.
2. A Canopic Jar is a funeral vase for holding the organs of the mummy.
3&4. Imesty, the man headed held the liver.
Hapy the baboon headed held the lungs.
Duamutef the jackal headed held the stomach.
Qebehsenuef the falcon headed held the intestines.
2006-12-26 10:08:46 · answer #1 · answered by heartsofabyss 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the amulet im not sure about. As for the jars they held the removed organs of the desceased.
Imsety (man-headed): liver
Hapy (baboon-headed): lungs
Duamutef (jackal-headed): stomach <- Horus' Son
Qebehsenuef (falcon-headed): intestines
2006-12-26 18:08:52 · answer #2 · answered by comtnman2003 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the amulets helped them get into the "afterlife"
don't know what the canpic jar was-sorry
And the organs that were placed i believe are the intestines -heart- brains -and i don't know the rest -sorry
2006-12-26 18:08:03 · answer #3 · answered by Art 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
sorry wish i knew. seem like you need some homework answers.
2006-12-26 21:34:03 · answer #4 · answered by prettylass2007 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your history text book probably has the answer, if you aren't too lazy to do your own homework.
2006-12-26 18:09:35 · answer #5 · answered by judy_r8 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋