Amulets ππͺπ πͺ are some of my favorite objects because I love tiny things! My Nonno always pointed out the Djed Pillar π½ amulets in museums!
The Djed Pillar π½ is representative of stability and is one of the oldest types of amulets, dating back to the Old Kingdom! It is thought to represent the spine of Osiris πΉπ¨π! Since the Djed Pillars π½ are associated with Osiris πΉπ¨π, they are usually used in funerary contexts. They were usually laid across the lower torso of the mummy ππΉπ ±πΎ. Most of the time, Djed Pillar π½ amulets ππͺπ πͺ appears in a green/blue π ππ color, which is used to represent the regeneration. Blue and green π ππ are the colors of regeneration because they are associated with the Nile ππππ ±ππππΊ.
The scarab is the personification is the god Khepri π£πππ, the creator. The scarab amulets ππͺπ πͺ were said to be the most powerful of amulets because the the ancient Egyptians πππππͺ believed that the dung beetle (which the scarab was fashioned after) was capable of eternal regeneration. Khepri π£πππ symbolizes a βlife cycleβ – birth, death, and rebirth in the afterlife. This cycle was essential to Egyptian religious beliefs, as Egyptians πππππͺ spent their lives preparing for death and entering the underworld πΌπΏππ.