canopic
Mummy jar type
Canopic describes the jars used in ancient Egyptian burial practices to hold the preserved internal organs of a mummified body.
Four canopic jars typically accompanied a mummy, each with a lid shaped like a different deity's head, containing the liver, lungs, stomach, or intestines: The museum displayed a complete set of canopic jars from the tomb.
Preserving bodies after death
- embalmingPreserving dead bodies chemically
- sarcophagusCarved stone burial container
- hieroglyphicsSymbolic picture-based writing
- pharaohAncient Egyptian ruler
Anubis · Osiris · tomb · afterlife · funerary · natron · linen · amulet
Abdominal detoxifying organ
- lungsRespiratory chest organs
- stomachDigestive organ below chest
- intestinesCoiled digestive organs
- visceraAbdominal organs collectively
evisceration · preservation · wrapped · protected · jackal-headed
Translucent carving stone
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- calciteCrystalline calcium carbonate
- stopperClosure for an opening
- lidRemovable container cover
vessel · container · viscera · compartment · chest · shrine · miniature · painted
Ceremonial oil application
- incantationSpoken magical formula
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
- offeringSomething presented or given
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
consecration · invocation · prayer · libation · procession · bandaging · wrapping · chanting
mummification
Preserving bodies after death
- embalmingPreserving dead bodies chemically
- sarcophagusCarved stone burial container
- hieroglyphicsSymbolic picture-based writing
pharaoh · Anubis · Osiris · tomb · afterlife · funerary · natron · linen · amulet · ba
liver
Abdominal detoxifying organ
- lungsRespiratory chest organs
- stomachDigestive organ below chest
- intestinesCoiled digestive organs
viscera · evisceration · preservation · wrapped · protected · jackal-headed
alabaster
Translucent carving stone
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- calciteCrystalline calcium carbonate
- stopperClosure for an opening
lid · vessel · container · viscera · compartment · chest · shrine · miniature · painted · inscribed
anointing
Ceremonial oil application
- incantationSpoken magical formula
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
- offeringSomething presented or given
ceremony · consecration · invocation · prayer · libation · procession · bandaging · wrapping · chanting · priests
- tree canopyUpper forest layer
- canopy bedFurniture with overhead fabric frame
- forest canopyUpper woodland leaf layer
- rainforest canopyUpper tree layer, tropics
- bed canopyDraped covering overhead while sleeping
- jungle canopyForest's uppermost foliage layer