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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: ''qbḥ-snw.f''; also spelled '''Imseti''' or '''Amset''') is one of the four sons of [[Horus]], along with [[Hapy]], [[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. | ||
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One theory suggests the four sons of Horus are actually four stars in the constellation Ursa Major, which was known to the ancient Egyptians as ''msxtyw'', the Foreleg of Set. This asterism contained a total of seven stars, and these four would have been located in the "meaty" part of the thigh. In an astronomical context, these four stars formed a border between the southern sky and the northern sky, thereby drawing a barrier between Set and Sah (the constellation Orion). | One theory suggests the four sons of Horus are actually four stars in the constellation Ursa Major, which was known to the ancient Egyptians as ''msxtyw'', the Foreleg of Set. This asterism contained a total of seven stars, and these four would have been located in the "meaty" part of the thigh. In an astronomical context, these four stars formed a border between the southern sky and the northern sky, thereby drawing a barrier between Set and Sah (the constellation Orion). | ||
In this context, Imsety was likely the star Dubhe (Alpha Ursae Majoris). This star was also called ''Ak'' ("The eye") by ancient Egyptians. | |||
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