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Canopic jars from the Old Kingdom were found empty and damaged, even in undisturbed tombs, suggesting that they were part of the burial ritual rather than being used to hold the organs. [11] The Third Intermediate Period and beyond adopted a similar practice, placing much smaller dummy jars in the tombs without including the organs.
Chambers for queens (or daughters): 6 mummies found total Unused canopic chest for the king Undecorated (Substructure was collapsing, pyramid not used for the king) [39] Burial chamber of Aat: Sarcophagus Mummy of Aat Canopic chest, 1 canopic jar Undecorated 2 mace heads, 7 duck-shaped alabaster cases, alabaster unguent jar, pieces of jewelry [39]
The two boxes are very similar, having sloping roofs and gilded plaster decoration on black backgrounds. The lids of both boxes had been moved but the alabaster canopic jars and embalmed viscera, which in the case of Thuya were shaped like mummies and wearing gilt masks, were undisturbed. Under the beds and in the corner by the door were ...
The sarcophagus and the canopic jar were placed incorrectly: The sarcophagus had been placed on the east side instead of the usual west side and the canopic jar should have been placed to the south of the sarcophagus. King Snofru, whose wife is generally believed, to be Hetepheres. The queens were usually buried next to their husband's pyramid.
Furthermore, a life-sized gilded wood statue representing Osiris was found affixed to the wall. On the entrance ramp, thirteen stelae were found, which revealed the dates of the deaths of the bulls. [57] Room H was extensively robbed, but a surviving jar indicated it was a canopic room for the second bull of tomb G. [58]
Canopic jars of a Princess Tentamun were also found, indicating that she was once interred in her father's tomb. No trace of blocking or sealing was found at the entrances of these chambers so they were likely closed with wooden doors, long since looted, as evidenced by sockets, and a wooden lintel on Chamber Ja.
The canopic chest personified as seen in the Papyrus of Ani. Canopic chests had an important place in Egyptian culture. Canopic chests contained the internal organs of mummies, so they relate to the Egyptian belief that the afterlife is just as important as life on earth. Egyptians believed that everything had to be perfectly preserved to ...
A single small table had more elaborate construction, being made of wooden slats in imitation of canework; it held Kha's senet box when found, which may have been its usual purpose. [131] Thirteen chests of varying sizes and styles made up the rest of the furniture placed within the tomb. All were of wood, and largely plain or white-washed.