The Amulet of the Serpent's Head

The Amulet of the Serpent's Head

The amulet of the serpent's head was settled on the dead body to keep it from being burnt by snakes in the Scheol or tomb. It is made of red gemstone, red jasper, red paste, and carnelian. As the goddess Isis is often typified by a serpent, and red is a coloring peculiar to her, it looks as if the idea base the use of this amulet was to beat the snakes in the tomb by implies of the power of the great snake-goddess Isis. This power had been transported to it by means of the words of the "XXXIVth Chapter" of the (Book of the Dead), which are often inscribed upon it. The text reads:

"O Serpent! I am the flame which shineth upon the Undoer of hundreds of thousands of years, and the regular of the god Tenpu".

or as others say, "the regular of young plants and flowers. Depart ye from me, for I am the sacred Lynx." Some have thought that the snake's head represents the ophidian which exceeds the ram's head on the urhekau tool used in performing the ceremony of (Opening the mouth).

The Amulet of the Sam

The Amulet of the Sam

The Amulet of the Sam is probably intended to represent an reed organ of the human body, and its use is said ancient; it is took of lapis-lazuli and other hard stone centers, and in the late period is ofttimes observed in the swathings of mummies. Its primary thinking is "union," and relates to animal pleasure.

The Amulet of the Menat

The Amulet of the Menat

The Amulet of the Menat was in use in Egypt as early as the 6th dynasty, and it was dead or held or took with the sistrum by gods, kings, priests, priestesses, etc.; normally it is held in the hand, but it is much worn on the neck. Its target was to bring rejoice and health to the wearer, and it was conceived to have magical properties; it symbolise nutrition  and strength, and the mightiness of the male and female variety meats of multiplication, mystically took, was thought to be united therein. The amulet is made in stone, porcelain, and other substances, and when laid upon the body of the dead took to it the power of life and breeding.