CANOPIC JAR


Meaning of CANOPIC JAR in English

Pronunciation: k ə - ' n ō -pik-, - ' nä-

Function: noun

Etymology: Canopus, Egyptian

Date: 1893

: a jar in which the ancient Egyptians preserved the viscera of a deceased person usually for burial with the mummy

canopic jar

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