Well of course the canopic jars had to mean something other then somewhere to put your organs. That's why the jars had figures on every lid. There were only four jars, so each jar represented a son of Horus. I honestly think these all are some crazy names, but here we go: First there is Duamutef who protected the stomach. His figure was the head of a jackal. Then, there was Qebsenuef or Qebehsennuf and he protected the intestines. He had the head of a falcon or hawk for his jar. Then here comes Imseti who protected the liver and he had the human head of Horus. The last (and most normal) name is Hapi and he protected the lungs. Ha ha and I think it's funny he had the head of a baboon for his figure. And how did they make all these organs fit in these tiny jars, well read on to find out!
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