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[[File:Imsety Jar.jpg|400px|thumb|Canopic Jar of Imsety from the Late Period]] | [[File:Imsety Jar.jpg|400px|thumb|Canopic Jar of Imsety from the Late Period]] | ||
'''Imsety''' (in ancient Egyptian: '' | '''Imsety''' (in ancient Egyptian: ''imsti''; also spelled '''Imseti''' or '''Amset''') is one of the four sons of [[Horus]], along with [[Hapi]], [[Duamutef]], and [[Qebehsenuef]]. | ||
Although the other sons of Horus have animal heads, he has the head of a human. In a funerary context, he was responsible for protecting the liver of mummified people. As ruler of one of the four cardinal directions, Imsety was associated with the south. | Although the other sons of Horus have animal heads, he has the head of a human. In a funerary context, he was responsible for protecting the liver of mummified people. As ruler of one of the four cardinal directions, Imsety was associated with the south. | ||