Thursday, November 18, 2010

Why did Egyptians think canopic jars were so sacred

Everyone has probably seen a picture of some kind of canopic jars and didn't think much about it. Though do you actually know what they were used for back in ancient egyptian times. You're probally thinking what does this have to do with egyptian after life but just hang with me. As many of you probly know is that the Egyptians mummified their dead after they die. As you might know is that the whole point of mummification is to take all liquid out of the body so that the body doesn't rot. So that includes taking out all your organs and pouring salt and other preservatives on them until they shrivel up I know that may sound gross but you have to do what you have to do. You might be wondering what the egyptians do to the body after they dried it up well they can't simply throw it away. Well this is where the canopic jars come in at they put the organs in the canopic jars then place them in the sarcophagus. Why do you think they keep them well simply because the Egyptians believe that your new body in your afterlife will need all of your organs.

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