Definitions for "Canopic jars"
tomb containers for internal organs (liver, stomach, lungs, intestines) of the mummy
A set of jars which contained some of the internal organs removed from the deceased during mummification. Some examples include sets of four jars with different stoppers which protected specific organs - human headed Imsety (the liver), baboon-headed Hapy (lungs), jackal-headed Duamutef (stomach), and falcon-headed Qebehsenuef (intestines). [Go to source
four containers used by Egyptians to store the lungs, liver, intestines, and stomach removed from a corpse during mummification