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A plummet amulet is an amulet created by Ancient Egyptians in the shape of a plumb bob or plummet.

They included these plummet amulets in the mummification process because they believed it would bring balance to the deceased in their next life.

References

1. Oakes, Lorna; Gahlin, Lucia (2003). Ancient Egypt : an illustrated reference to the myths, religions, pyramids and temples of the land of the pharaohs. New York: Barnes & Noble. p. 410. ISBN 0760749434. Other amulets included the headrest amulet, to ensure the head of the deceased would be eternally raised up, reflecting the path of the sun; the animal-headed was-scepter amulet, which granted wellbeing and prosperity; the mason's plummet amulet, which guaranteed perpetual equilibrium; and the carpenter's square amulet, which guaranteed eternal righteousness., as quoted in Nefer, Djed. "~~Ancient Egyptian Religion~~Egyptology Page: Book of Thoth~~Updated: 5.26.09~~". egyptologypage.tripod.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2018-03-19.; no access to original source.

External links

• "Plummet amulet". collections.mfa.org. Museum of Fine Arts Boston. 87.671.30.
• "Amulet of a Plummet". The Art Institute of Chicago. 1894.185.
• "Amulet". The British Museum. British Museum. Retrieved 25 August 2020.

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