children o£ Ilorus — the human-headed Ainset, the Baboon-headed 
R(q)t\ the Jackal-headed Tuamâufef (or Duametef) and the Hawk- 
headed Kehhsenvf. The bodv cavity was then packed with Uiien 
bandages or ^vith a mass o£ resin and Knen. In the 21st dj^nasty 
it l^ecame the custoni to return the viscera to the abdominal cavity 
aftei" the hoày 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 o£ the children of Ho rus. 
In most modem books dealing with the customs o£ the ancient 
Egyptians it is asserted that each o£ the four Genii is associated 
with some particular viscus or rather that certain organs are 
dedicated to each o£ the four. Although I have been unable to 
find any référence to this matter in Pettigrew's writings Wilkinson 
has published the following statement to explain the association 
of the funerary Genii whicli has been so often quoted since : — 
"To Amset were dedicated the stomach and large intestines ; 
to Hapi the sniall intestines : to Smautf [Tuamâutef] the lungs 
and heart ; and to Kebhnsnof the liver and gall bladder, 
X X X X To Mr. Pettigrew we are indebted for this interesting 
fact.'" 
When, three }'ears 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 varions organs that I was driven to the conclu- 
sion that if the viscera were theoretically dedicated to particular 
Genii, in practice there was no constant association in the case of 
mummies of the 21st dynasty. 
The examination of a still larger séries of mummies of this 
period has convinced me that, in spite of fréquent irregularities, 
a definite association was intended — but the guardianship of the 
1 Sir J. Gâednee Wilkinson, "A Secat/d iScrie.i of the ^lamiers and Customs of the 
Ancient Egyptians,'' Vol. II. London 1841, p.71. 
