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The Canopic Tumors
“The dehydrated internal organs are wrapped in linen and returned to the body.” (ancientegypt.co.uk). The embalmers want the body to look lifelike. They stuff it with sawdust, leaves and linen. Again, they cover it with oils then with linen.
“In the past, when the internal organs were removed from the body they were placed in hollow canopic jars but over the years embalmers changed that and returned the organs back to the body.” (ancientegypt.co.uk) The canopic jars have different gods’ heads on each jar for each organ. The human-headed god, Imsety represents the liver. The god with a baboon head, Hapi represents the lungs. The jackal-headed god, Duamutef represents the stomach. The falcon-headed god, Qebehsenuef represents the intestines.
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