Canopic Jar of Wah-hor card

Canopic Jar of Wah-hor


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When the priest Wah-hor was being mummified, his internal organs were removed to prevent the body from rotting. They were wrapped in linen, placed in a canopic jar and buried with Wah-hor. Each organ was protected by one of the Four Sons of Horus. This jar has a lid in the shape of the jackal-headed deity, Duamutef, who protected the stomach. The jar is incised with four columns of hieroglyphs with a spell that invokes Duamutef to protect the contents. The inscription records that Wah-hor was the son of man called Ptah-hotep.