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canopic vase
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canopic jar, canopic vasenoun
a jar used in ancient Egypt to contain entrails of an embalmed body
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canopic vase
Canopic jars are containers that were used by the ancient Egyptians during the mummification process, to store and preserve the viscera of their owner for the afterlife. They were commonly either carved from limestone, or were made of pottery. These jars were used by the ancient Egyptians from the time of the Old Kingdom, until the time of the Late Period or the Ptolemaic Period, by which time the viscera were simply wrapped and placed with the body. The viscera were not kept in a single canopic jar: each jar was reserved for specific organs. The term canopic reflects the mistaken association by early Egyptologists with the Greek legend of Canopus – the boat captain of Menelaus on the voyage to Troy – "who was buried at Canopus in the Delta where he was worshipped in the form of a jar". In alternative versions, the name derives from the location Canopus (now Abukir) in the western Nile Delta near Alexandria, where human-headed jars were worshipped as personifications of the god Osiris. Canopic jars of the Old Kingdom were rarely inscribed and had a plain lid. In the Middle Kingdom inscriptions became more usual, and the lids were often in the form of human heads. By the Nineteenth Dynasty each of the four lids depicted one of the four sons of Horus, as guardians of the organs.
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canopic vase
A canopic vase or jar is a container used by the ancient Egyptians during the mummification process to store and preserve the internal organs of the deceased. These organs, which were removed from the body during the process, include the lungs, liver, stomach and intestines. Each of the typically four vases represents one of the Four Sons of Horus, who are guardians of these organs.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of canopic vase in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of canopic vase in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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