Ancient Amulets of the Middle East

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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 massivea 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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