Interactive · The amulet maker
Design an Amulet
Choose a shape, a material and the symbols to carve on it. Find out what each one meant, then print your amulet.
Faience is a type of ceramic, commonly used to make amulets. Source: British Museum, “What is mummification?” notes for teachers
What your symbols meant
Ankh
The ankh is a symbol of life. It was often carried in the hand. Source: British Museum, “Ancient Egypt: Symbols of the pharaoh”
The name is spelled with the Egypt Exploration Society’s chart, as in “Your Name in Hieroglyphs”: a modern sound-alike.
Amulets were placed between the layers of a mummy’s wrappings to protect the body and spirit. Source: British Museum, “What is mummification?” notes for teachers
Hieroglyphs set in Noto Sans Egyptian Hieroglyphs (SIL Open Font License). Nothing you type is stored or sent.