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African
Middle Eastern
World Cultures ➔ Djed Pillar Amulet
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119741Description:
Djed pillar amulet representing the stability and the backbone of Osiris.Amulets were used by ancient Egyptians to ward off evil and gain the protection of various gods. Each deity had its own area of protection, such as Taweret for fertility and childbirth, or Horus for the majesty of kingship. Abstract symbols like the wadj scepter represented the papyrus plant stem and conveyed “eternal youth”, and the djed pillar symbolized “stability.” People would wear, carry, or offer amulets to deities to gain blessings and would be buried with mummies to protect them in the afterlife.
Spells in the Book of the Dead and other Egyptian funerary texts told morticians where to place each amulet, what stone it should be made of, which spells to say over it, and what effect each amulet would have.