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The Sons of Horus

The four Sons of Horus are the guardians of the internal organs and their likenesses are often featured as the lids of canopic jars.  Beginning on the left:  Imseti (man), guardian of the liver; Dwumutef (jackal), guardian of the stomach; Hapi (baboon), guardian of the lungs; Qebehsenuef (falcon), guardian of the intestines.

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