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  2. Scarab ring - Wikipedia

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    The Scarab ring is a style of finger ring featuring a small sculpture of a scarab as the bezel that was popular in the Egyptian Middle Kingdom and later. [1] [2] They generally incorporated an inscription on the base of the scarab but not always. [1] [2] The bezel design was developed in the late Old Kingdom as a signet/amulet with the scarab ...

  3. Scarab (artifact) - Wikipedia

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    Thus, the scarab was seen as a reflection of the eternal cycle of life and was characterized as representing the idea of rebirth and regeneration. [10] [11] The scarab has ties to themes of manifestation and growth, and scarabs have been found all across Egypt which originate from many different periods in Egyptian history.

  4. Khepri - Wikipedia

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    The central belief surrounding Khepri was the god's ability to renew life, in the same way he restored the sun's existence every morning. [13] Mummified scarab beetles and scarab amulets have been found in pre-dynastic graves, suggesting that Khepri was respected early on in the history of Ancient Egypt. [13]

  5. Category:Scarabs (artifacts) - Wikipedia

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    Articles relating to scarabs, popular amulets and impression seals in ancient Egypt.They survive in large numbers and, through their inscriptions and typology, they are an important source of information for archaeologists and historians of the ancient world.

  6. List of ancient Egyptian statuary with amulet necklaces

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    Origin City/ cemetery Notes medium-sized Bes Amulet on necklace Durham University Museum acquired after 1816, by Lord Algernon Percy (reign of Amenhotep III) from pit, near TT52 owned by First Prophet of Amun, MeryPtah protection, or honorary amulet (no photo, at present [3]) for God of Children, or Youth

  7. Aker (deity) - Wikipedia

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    Aker protects the sun god during his nocturnal travelling through the underworld caverns. [2] In the famous Book of the Dead, Aker also "gives birth" to the god Khepri, the young, rising sun in the shape of a scarab beetle, after Aker has carried Khepri's sarcophagus safely through the underworld caverns. In other underworld scenes, Aker ...

  8. Heh (god) - Wikipedia

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    The god's image and its iconographic elements reflected the wish for millions of years of life or rule; as such, the figure of Ḥeḥ finds frequent representation in amulets, prestige items and royal iconography from the late Old Kingdom period onwards. Heh became associated with the King and his quest for longevity.

  9. Djed - Wikipedia

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    The djed came to be associated with Seker, the falcon god of the Memphite Necropolis, then with Ptah, the Memphite patron god of craftsmen. [7] Ptah was often referred to as "the noble djed", and carried a scepter that was a combination of the djed symbol and the ankh, the symbol of life. [3] Ptah gradually came to be assimilated into Osiris.