Amulets :-

 Amulets were part of the life of all ancient Egyptians. They were the kind of magic everybody could afford and were hoped to protect life and limb.

Heart Scarab of Hatnofer,
ca. 1466 B.C.E.; Western Thebes
Courtesy "Rogers Fund", 1936 (36.3.2)
Source: Metmuseum website ^[2]

    Nor would the deceased do without them, as the journey through the beyond was exceedingly dangerous. Most important among the amulets was the heart amulet, which was placed above the heart left inside the deceased person's chest after all the other organs had been removed. Its task was to prevent the heart from bearing witness against the deceased and help him pass the judgment of the dead with success.^[3]
    When wrapping a mummy, amulets were placed in its swathing, so they would always remain in place and protect it. Especially popular was the djed-pillar amulet, which ensured stability.^[4] The spell spoken over the amulet was

Raise yourself up, Osiris! You have your backbone once more, O weary-hearted one (i.e. deceased one); you have your vertebrae.

Book of the Dead, chapter 155^[5]

The tit-amulet, a symbol for the knotted belt of Isis, a goddess great of magic, protected limbs and the wadj granted eternal rejuvenation. The weres-amulet, a symbolic headrest, kept the head raised.^[5]
    The tomb itself could do with some protection too. During the 18th dynasty an amulet was imbedded in a nook in each of its four walls, and later, in the Ramesside period, statuettes of deities were also hidden in such niches.^[6]



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