Amulet With Set

Amulet With Set
December 31, 2004

This linear amulet image was created from the SET image carved into a 12th Dynasty wand amulet at the Cairo Museum. The hieroglyph at the bottom means 'amulet' and was a symbol of protection, often associated with the Goddess Tawaret, protector of women during childbirth.

The hippopotamus Goddess Tawaret appears to the left of SET on that wand, as does the frog Goddess Heket, also associated with protection of childbirth:

Sources:
Decoding Egyptian Heiroglyphs, Bridget McDermott, Chronicle Books, 2001
EGYPT: People, Gods, Pharoahs, by Rose-Marie and Rainer Hagen, Taschen GmbH, 2003