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Part of a canopic chest. 26th Dynasty. 245mm long. The hieroglyphs invoke Nephthys.

Each of the Four Sons of Horus would look after a different part of the mummified body and each of thos Sons came under the protection of a different goddess. Nephthys protected Hapi who was associated with the lungs of the deceased.

 

Canopic jars in the Egypt Centre

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