— 3t; — 
children of Ilorus — the hiiuian-headed Amset^ the Baboon-headed 
Iiapi\ the Jackal-headed TiKimaufef (or Duametef) and the Hawk- 
headed Kchhsom f. The body cavity was then packed with Hnen 
bandages or with a mass of resin and linen. In the 21st dynasty 
it became the custom to return the viscera to the abdominal cavity 
after the body itself and the organs had been treated with 
preservative materials and it was usual to place along with some 
of the organs when they were replaced certain wax or pottery 
models of the children of Ilorus. 
In most modern books dealing with the customs of the ancient 
Egyptians it is asserted that each of the four Genii is associated 
with some particular viscus or rather that certain organs are 
dedicated to each of the four. Although I have been unable to 
find any reference to this matter in Pettigrew's writings Wilkinson 
has published the following statement to exjjlain the association 
of the funerary Genii which has been so often quoted since : — 
"To Amset Avere dedicated the stomach and large intestines ; 
to Ha])i the small intestines : to Smautf [Tuamâutef] the lungs 
and heart ; and to Kel)hnsnof the liver and gall bladder. 
X X X X To Mr. Pettigrew we are indebted for this interesting 
fact."' 
When, three years ago, I began the study of this problem such 
a wide range of variation was found in the associations of the 
four Genii and the various organs that I was driven to the conclu- 
sion that if the viscera were theoretically dedicated to particular 
(îenii, in practice there was no constant association in the case of 
nmmmies of the 21st dynasty. 
The examination of a still larger series of mummies of this 
period has convinced me that, in spite of frequent irregularities, 
a definite association was intended — but the guardianship of the 
1 Sir J. GARDNER Wilkinson, "A Second Series of the Manners and Customs of the 
Ancient Egyptians^' Vol. II. London 1841, p.71. 
