amulet An amulet, also known as a good luck charm or phylactery, is an object believed to confer protection upon its possessor. The word "amulet" comes from the Latin word amuletum, which Pliny's ''Natural History'' describes as "an object that protects ...

, also known as a

good luck charm In most contexts, the concept of good denotes the conduct that should be preferred when posed with a choice between possible actions. Good is generally considered to be the opposite of evil and is of interest in the study of ethics, morality, ph ...

, is an object believed to confer protection upon its possessor. The "Amulets of Ancient Egypt" fall in approximately seven major categories: :# Amulets of gods/goddesses and sacred animals :# Amulets of protection (or aversion) :# The scarab for the living, (or for a funerary offering) :# Amulets of assimilation :# Amulets for powers :# Amulets of possessions, property, or as offerings :# (symbolism of materials) The first usages are from time periods of: ED, Early Dynastic Period, FIP, First Intermediate Period, G-R, Graeco-Roman Period, LD, Late Dynastic Period, MK, Middle Kingdom, NK, New Kingdom, OK, Old Kingdom, SIP, Second Intermediate Period, and TIP, Third Intermediate Period.

Amulets of protection

Amulets of protection: animals, gods, goddesses, etc.

Ankh Progressive ankylosis protein homolog (ANK ilosis H omolog) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''ANKH'' gene. This gene encodes a multipass transmembrane protein that is expressed in joints and other tissues and controls pyrophosphate ...
Amulet

S34-(life-symbol) (seated)-

block statue The block statue is a type of memorial statue that first emerged in the Middle Kingdom of Egypt. The block statue grew in popularity in the New Kingdom and the Third Intermediate Period, and by the Late Period, this type of statue was the most ...

of: Cuboid Statue of Tety called Tetyty
(photo)

British Museum The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection of eight million works is among the largest and most comprehensive in existence. It docum ...

Bes BES or Bes may refer to: * Bes, Egyptian deity * Bes (coin), Roman coin denomination * Bes (Marvel Comics), fictional character loosely based on the Egyptian deity Abbreviations * Bachelor of Environmental Studies, a degree * Banco Espírito San ...
Amulet

D2-(gardiner-(unlisted))-(sometimes-just-(face-of-bes)) (shiny boxwood statuette) Young Girl, (shaved head with

youth side lock The sidelock of youth (also called a Horus lock, Prince's lock, Princess' lock, or side braid) was an identifying characteristic of the child in Ancient Egypt. It symbolically indicates that the wearer is a legitimate heir of Osiris. The sidelock ...

), Carrying oversized Pot The Durham Servant Girl
(photo, Durham Museum)
File:AmarnaCosmeticJarDwarf MetropolitanMuseum.png, Motif:
(non-formal Egyptian style): Dwarf /(Child) Carrying Oversized Container

Amarna Period The Amarna Period was an era of History of Ancient Egypt, Egyptian history during the later half of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt, Eighteenth Dynasty when the royal residence of the pharaoh and his queen was shifted to Akhetaten ('Horizon of the ...

, reign of Akhenaten, 1353-1336 BC

Eye of Horus The Eye of Horus, ''wedjat'' eye or ''udjat'' eye is a concept and symbol in ancient Egyptian religion that represents well-being, healing, and protection. It derives from the mythical conflict between the god Horus with his rival Set, in wh ...
Amulet

D10-(eye-of-horus) Gayer-Anderson cat, (donated to

)

Eye of Horus The Eye of Horus, ''wedjat'' eye or ''udjat'' eye is a concept and symbol in ancient Egyptian religion that represents well-being, healing, and protection. It derives from the mythical conflict between the god Horus with his rival Set, in wh ...
Amulet, Thoth-Baboon statues

D10-(eye-of-horus) Thoth-as Baboon, ( Louvre) Other types of plaque-necklaces on Thoth-baboon: File:Egypte louvre 027.jpg, statue at Louvre with plaque-amulet necklace

3-Fox-Skins

F31-(three-fox-skins) vertical Painted Relief Panel of Iry,Keller, 2000.

Bowers Museum of Cultural Art The Bowers Museum is an art museum located in Santa Ana, California. The museum's permanent collection includes more than 100,000 objects, and features notable strengths in the areas of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, Native American art, the art of ...

, 2000. ''Egyptian Treasure from the

'', Relief Panel of Iry, p. 40-41.

Scribe A scribe is a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of automatic printing. The profession of the scribe, previously widespread across cultures, lost most of its promi ...

,
(correct vertical)-Painted Panel Relief of Iry.

Fringed-Fabric ligatured w/ vertical S-(folded cloth)

S28-(fringed-fabric-with-(vertical-s-folded-cloth))

Heart amulet

F34-(heart)

Pectoral Necklace

S11-.-S17A-(pectoral-on-necklace-(approximate) File:Egypt Medecine1.jpg, Offering of Pectoral Necklace

Unidentified amulet

F31-(three-fox-skins) (two statues) Prince Rahotep, and wife

Nofret Nofret was a noblewoman and princess who lived in Ancient Egypt during the 4th dynasty of Egypt c. 2613 to 2494 BC. ''Nefert'' means "beautiful". Nofret is alternatively known as Nefert or Neferet. Biography Nofret's parents are not known. ...

Amulet necklace statues of
Senusret III Khakaure Senusret III (also written as Senwosret III or the hellenised form, Sesostris III) was a pharaoh of Egypt. He ruled from 1878 BC to 1839 BC during a time of great power and prosperity, and was the fifth king of the Twelfth Dynasty of the ...

O39-(unknown)-.-F29-(f29-(pierced-hide) – (created by

Senusret III Khakaure Senusret III (also written as Senwosret III or the hellenised form, Sesostris III) was a pharaoh of Egypt. He ruled from 1878 BC to 1839 BC during a time of great power and prosperity, and was the fifth king of the Twelfth Dynasty of the ...

(?), or from Kush country(?))
Statues of Senusret III File:ThreeStatuesOfSesotrisIII-FaceOn-BritishMuseum-August19-08.jpg, Amulet Necklace on 3-statues, British Museum File:Ägyptische Sammlung 14.jpg, Berlin Museum statue File:Louvre 042007 11.jpg, Louvre statue

Scarab amulets

Amulets of assimilation

2-Wine-Jars

W21-(two-wine-vessels) (tomb relief) Maya (Egyptian) w/Staff and hieroglyph inscriptions–(Tomb of Maya)

References

* Andrews, Carol, 1994. ''Amulets of Ancient Egypt'', chapter 4: ''Scarabs for the living and funerary scarabs'', pp 50–59, Andrews, Carol, c 1993, University of Texas Press, 518 amulets, 1, or multiples included in 12 necklaces; (softcover, ) *Keller, 2000.

, c 2000. ''Egyptian Treasure from the

'', Peter Keller, (Bowers), Robert Anderson, (British Museum), Carol A.R. Andrews, (British Museum), Relief Panel of Iry, p. 40-41. (softcover, ) *Reeves, 2000. ''Ancient Egypt, The Great Discoveries, a Year-by-Year Chronicle'', Nicholas Reeves, (Thames and Hudson Ltd, London), c 2000. ''1975: New Kingdom Tombs at Saqqara'', pp. 215–219, Other tombs - and Maya, pp. 218–219. ''(1816-18):'' After 1816, The Durham Servant Girl, p. 19. (hardcover, {{ISBN, 0-500-05105-4)

External links

Attendant of Pharaoh Narmer, WikicommonsThe Durham Servant Girl-(photo)
a boxwood kohl pot-(for kohl), Ancient Egyptian cosmetic containers
Article(vertical)-Painted Panel Relief of Iry. Tomb of Ramose
Art of ancient Egypt Necklaces Sculptures of ancient Egypt

Amulet An amulet, also known as a good luck charm or phylactery, is an object believed to confer protection upon its possessor. The word "amulet" comes from the Latin word amuletum, which Pliny's ''Natural History'' describes as "an object that protects ...