Ancient Amulets of the Middle East
Ancient Amulets of the Middle East
Ancient Assyrians, Egyptians, Babylonians, Arabs, and Hebrews placed great importance in amulets:
- Frog —protected fertility
- Ankh —everlasting life
- Udjat —health
- Scarab —resurrection after death
Some of the Egyptian amulets are massive—a stone beetle at Karnak measures five feet long by three feet wide and weighs more than two tons.
Source:
"amulets history" [online] http://www.paralumun.com/amulet. htm. november 11, 2002.
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