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Canopic

[kuh-noh-pik, -nop-ik]

adjective

  1. pertaining to Canopus.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of Canopic1

1875–80; < Latin Canōpicus of Canopus; -ic
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Example Sentences

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But there are paths to mummified eternity that don’t involve canopic jars, natron salts, or brain-removing hooks.

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Last month, a university in the Republic of Ireland said it was planning to repatriate a sarcophagus, mummified human remains and canopic jars.

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The items also include a set of four canopic jars - containers used by ancient Egyptians during mummification - and funerary head and body coverings known as cartonnage.

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Researchers determined the object was the lid of a canopic jar dedicated to the funerary god Imsety, containing the liver of a mummified person.

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Customs and Border Protection says they intercepted the Egyptian canopic jar lid of the funeral deity named Imsety on Aug. 17.

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