Egyptian Good Luck Charms (Amulets)
Friday, November 19, 2010
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Now I am interested, how do you make one?
What is a Funearay Amulet?
A funerary amulet is basically an amulet for the dead. A funerary amulets job is to keep the mummy intact. As far as I know they worked pretty well. There was only one rule for a funerary amulet. The rule is that they must be made out of gold. One of the most famous funerary amulets is the knot of Isis. The knot of Isis represents the afterlife. We know that funerary amulets exist because we found several of them in the tomb that belonged to King Tut. I don't know about you but I would want to buried with a funerary amulet.
Who wore amulets??
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
What is the point of an amulet?
Amulets were very significant to Egypt. They were significant because there was a lot of evil in ancient Egypt. For example, children would wear little fishes to keep away the bad spirits of the Nile. They were also used for medication. Ya I know it sounds crazy, but back in the day there wasn't much technology so they used whatever they had. If you were an Egyptian you would see any and everyone wearing an amulet.
What the hecks an amulet?
An amulet is basically is little good luck charm. An amulets job is to protect the wearer from evil. Many mummies were buried with amulets to make the trip to the afterlife smooth. There a couple different names for an amulet. The two most common names are Nehet and Meket. All the different names come from the word protect, Which is pretty self explanatory. One of the most famous amulets is the Eye of Horus. The eye of Horus gives the wearer good health. I don't know about you but that sounds like a pretty good idea to me.
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