canopic jar

American  

Or Canopic jar

noun

1. a jar used in ancient Egypt to contain the entrails of an embalmed body.

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Canopic jar British  

/ kəˈnəʊpɪk /

noun

1. (in ancient Egypt) one of four containers with tops in the form of animal heads of the gods, for holding the entrails of a mummy

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Etymology

Origin of canopic jar

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

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

From Washington Times • Aug. 27, 2022

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

From Seattle Times • Aug. 27, 2022

I figure, self-repairing nano-based canopic jar, mass enough to feed it—say, a trillion-ton asteroid—and a lot of solitude when the time comes around.

From Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Doctorow, Cory