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'''Imsety''' (in ancient Egyptian: ''jmstj''; also spelled '''Imseti''' or '''Amset''') is one of the four sons of [[Horus]], along with [[Hapi]], [[Duamutef]], and [[Qebehsenuef]]. | '''Imsety''' (in ancient Egyptian: ''jmstj''; 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. | |||
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