Why did ancient Egyptians store the organs of the dead, when they mummified their bodies?
Why did ancient Egyptians store the organs of the dead, when they mummified their bodies?
user
What they actually did was fill the abdomen of the body with these wrapped bundles of the organs, called "Canopic jars"
assistant
Canopic jars actually are represented by different gods, a different one per organ. There were at least 4 different canopic jars and gods that I know of.
user