Canopic Jar and Cover of Tjuli
Description
Object Label: Priests separately mummified the stomach, liver, lungs, and intestines, to be placed in jars, in the most expensive method of mummification described by Herodotus. The practice of removing the organs and packing them separately declined in the Middle Kingdom and later, yet Egyptians still included canopic jars in burials. And while the covers of Middle Kingdom canopic jars all have human heads, by the New Kingdom the jars of the royal scribe of Ramesses II, named Tjuli, had human, baboon, jackal, and falcon heads. Caption: Canopic Jar and Cover of Tjuli, ca. 1279–1213 B.C.E.. Egyptian alabaster (calcite), 18 1/2 × 6 11/16 in. (47 × 17 cm) mount (supported by plaicre): 18 1/8 × 8 1/16 × 8 1/16 in. (46 × 20.5 × 20.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 48.30.3a-b. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A canopic jar with intricate carvings and inscriptions, featuring a lid shaped like a ram-headed deity.
The artifact is a canopic jar carved from limestone, featuring detailed relief work and hieroglyphic inscriptions. The lid is shaped as the head of a ram-headed deity, likely representing a god associated with protection. The carvings on the body of the jar depict figures in traditional Egyptian poses and attire, accompanied by hieroglyphic text. The iconography suggests a funerary purpose, aimed at safeguarding the organs stored within.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 48.30.3a-b tier-2
- BKM-Object 61171 tier-2
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