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Description: | Hieroglyphs: Hapy.
Limestone canopic jar and lid. The jar is inscribed with the name of Hapy, one of the Four Sons of Horus. Hapy is usually shown with the head of a baboon; traditionally, Hapy guards the lungs of the mummy. However, this canopic jar has a lid with the head of a jackal (Duamutef, another of the Four Sons). Duamutef traditionally guards the stomach of the mummy. Three similar jars (objects 11102, 11103, and 11104) may form a complete set with this jar, in which case jar 11101 should be a Duamutef jar. Hapy is already represented by jar 11102.
There are two possible explanations for why the jar is inscribed with one name but has another: 1) The inscription of Hapy's name on the body of the jar might be a mistake, where the artist was supposed to write the name of Duamutef. This explanation is supported by the fact that the lid and jar fit together well, and by the existence of three other jars (11102 - 11104) that could form a complete set. 2) Alternatively, the original baboon-headed lid of this jar might have been lost before the jars were bought in Egypt in the 1890s, and the jackal lid might have been put on as a replacement. In that case, this jar does not form a complete set with objects 11102 - 11104.
Material: Limestone | Source: | Manchester Museum | Identifier: | mm.emu.ecatalogue.humanities.103039 | Go to resource |
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