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Plummet amulet

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A hematite mason's plummet
240 is a mason's plummet.

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.[1]

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  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.
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