Facsimile edition of the 1972 reissue of Flinders Petrie’s 1914 pioneering typological catalogue of Egyptian amulets, one of a number of such catalogs to be reissued in this new series.

Remarkably, though it can be criticized in points of detail emanating from more recent research, it remains unsurpassed in its comprehensive description, typological classification, and interpretation. While an absence of reasoned argument for the dating of his various groups is a weak point of Petrie’s study from the point of view of modern scholarship, his attention to detail and careful consideration of typology and potential meaning, borne of decades of observation, means that this, and the other catalogs in the series, remain as invaluable reference books for Egyptologists.

Based on examination of his own extensive collection of Egyptian artifacts, Petrie presents a typologically ordered catalog divided into seven main groups defined on the basis of interpretation rather than subject: amulets of ‘similar,’ i.e., relating to body parts; power; property; protection; human-headed; animal-headed; and animal gods. Each class of object is described along with its varieties: material, distribution, position within burials, its chronological position as defined by Petrie himself, and its meaning interpreted. Collections containing examples are listed and hundreds of objects are presented in photographs and a selection of burial associations illustrated by coffin plans.

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Introduction by Dr. G. T. Martin
• CHAPTER I. THE PRINCIPLES OF AMULETS.
  • 1. The belief in amulets
  • 2. Meaning of the name
  • 3. Purpose of amulets
  • 4. Five theories of amulets
  • 5. Examples of each theory
  • 6. The doctrine of similars
  • 7. Lower individual beliefs
  • 8. Primitive modes of thought
  • 9. Organic amulets
  • 10. The flux of beliefs
• CHAPTER II. EGYPTIAN AMULETS.
  • 11. Scope of amulets
  • 12. Limitations of the class
  • 13. Growth of funereal amulets
  • 14. Material for study
  • 15. Arrangement of the catalogue
  • 16. Materials named
  • 17. Classification System of the catalogue
• CHAPTER III. AMULETS OF SIMILARS. (295)
  • 1. Head bearded. (3)
  • 2. Face. (23)
  • 3. Uzat eye. (2)
  • 4. Eye. (4)
  • 5. Ear. (4)
  • 6. Tongue. (2)
  • 7. Heart. (41)
  • 8. Breast. (3)
  • 9. Arm. (1)
  • 10. Two arms, ka. (1)
  • 11. Hand open. (12)
  • 12. Fist clenched. (17)
  • 13. Fist, thumb between fingers. (2)
  • 14. Two hands side by side. (1)
  • 15. Leg. (15)
  • 16. Phallus. (9)
  • 17. Sma. (5)
  • 18. Frog and toad. (20)
  • 19. Fly. (52)
  • 20. Papyrus sceptre. (26)
  • 21. Papyrus on plaque. (4)
  • 22. Jackal head. (27)
  • 23. Leopard head. (1)
  • 24. Claw. (10)
  • 25. Tooth. (8)
  • 26. Locust. (2)
• CHAPTER IV. AMULETS OF POWERS. (237)
  • 27. Wagtail, ur. (3)
  • 28. Human-headed bird, ba. (5)
  • 29. Duckling, za. (2)
  • 30. Man’s girdle tie, onkh. (7)
  • 31. Nefer. (8)
  • 32. Sistrum. (3)
  • 33. Counterpoise, menat. (6)
  • 34. Head-rest. (12)
  • 35. Zad. (34)
  • 36. Square. (12)
  • 37. Plummet. (10)
  • 38. Forked lance. (10)
  • 39. Ostrich plumes. (11)
  • 40. Two plumes, disc and horns(4)
  • 41. Pair of feathers. (1)
  • 42. Rising sun. (3)
  • 43. Disc of sun. (2)
  • 44. Crowned sun. (1)
  • 45. Bark of the moon. (4)
  • 46. Stairs. (1)
  • 47. Hornet. (4)
  • 48. White crown. (9)
  • 49. Red crown. (17)
  • 50. Double crown on neb. O
  • 51. Vulture and uraeus. O
  • 52. Royal crook. O
  • 53. Royal scourge. (1)
  • 54. Shepherd’s stick, uas. (10)
  • 55. Disc mace. (5)
  • 56. Pear mace. (20)
  • 57. Feathers and scourge. O
  • 58. Uraeus serpent. (19)
  • 59. Man with palms. (5)
  • 60. Bound captive. (8)
  • 61. Figure with necklaces
• CHAPTER V. AMULETS OF PROPERTY. (81)
  • 62. Ox head. (18)
  • 63. Cow, legs tied. (7)
  • 64. Gazelle. (1)
  • 65. Joint of meat. (1)
  • 66. Goose or duck. O
  • 67. Dish on mat, hotep. O
  • 68. Altar with cakes. (5)
  • 69. Date. (1)
  • 70. Vase. (16)
  • 71. Collar. (2)
  • 72. Clothing. (5)
  • 73. Royal head-dress. O
  • 74. Comb. (5)
  • 75. Spear head. O
  • 76. Writing tablet. (2)
  • 77. Name badge. (5)
  • 78. Cartouche. (3)
  • 79. Seal. (6)
  • 80. Seal ring. (1)
  • 81. Circle of cord. (2)
  • 82. Slave figure. (1)
• CHAPTER VI. PROTECTIVE AMULETS. (350)
  • 83. Sun and wings. (2)
  • 84. Sun and uraei. (2)
  • 85. Crescent. (8)
  • 86. Mummy. (2)
  • 87. Mummy on bier. (4)
  • 88. Girdle of Isis, thet. (23)
  • 89. Scarab, flat base. (32)
  • 90. Scarab, inscribed. (26)
  • 91. Pectoral. (7)
  • 92. Scarab with legs. (50)
  • 93. Scarab winged. (8)
  • 94. Vulture standing. (7)
  • 95. Vulture spread. (4)
  • 96. Serpent. (7)
  • 97. Serpent head. (12)
  • 98. Cobra on case. (8)
  • 99. Amphisbaena on case. (2)
  • 100. Phagrus eel on case. (3)
  • 101. Lizard on case. (7)
  • 102. Taurt on case. (1)
  • 103. Shrew mouse on case. (1)
  • 104. Horn. (1)
  • 105. Bone. (3)
  • 106. Coral. (1)
  • 107. Cypraea shell. (7)
  • 108. Nerita shell. (3)
  • 109. Mitra shell. (2)
  • 110. Conus shell. (4)
  • 111. Cardium shell. (9)
  • 112. Meleagrina shell. (12)
  • 113. Cleopatra shell. (4)
  • 114. Pectunculus shell. (2)
  • 115. Polinices shell. (1)
  • 116. Cassis shell. (1)
  • 117. Murex shell. (1)
  • 118. Helix shell. (8)
  • 119. Clanculus shell. (1)
  • 120. Turbo shell. (1)
  • 121. Oliva shell. (2)
  • 122. Terebra shell. (2)
  • 123. Stone implement. (12)
  • 124. Bell. (5)
  • 125. Door bolt. (1)
  • 126. Seated prince. (2)
  • 127. Princess. (2)
  • 128. Medusa head. (3)
  • 129. Bulla. (12)
  • 130. Forehead pendant. (21)
  • 131. Knotted cord. (7)
  • 132. Woven charm. (1)
  • 133. Charm case. (18)
  • 134. Hypocephalus. (4)
  • 135. Inscribed stone, Greek. (26)
  • 136. Inscribed stone, non-Greek. (11)
  • 137. Cross. (44)
• CHAPTER VII. HUMAN-HEADED GODS. (448)
  • 138. Uzat eye, usual. (86)
  • 139. Uzat eye, unusual. (46)
  • 140. Uzat eye, multiple. (14)
  • 141. Uzat eye, with gods. (12)
  • 142. Uzat eye, inscribed. (10)
  • 143. Horus the hunter. (1)
  • 144. Horus on crocodiles. (9)
  • 145. Horus the child. (26)
  • 146. Horus on the lotus. (1)
  • 147. Head of Horus. (2)
  • 148. Isis and Horus. (21)
  • 149. Isis. (17)
  • 150. Isis mourning. (8)
  • 151. Isis Pharia. (3)
  • 152. Isis, Nebhat, and Horus. (6)
  • 153. Groups of goddesses. (2)
  • 154. Nebhat. (10)
  • 155. Nebhat mourning. (2)
  • 156. Osiris, Isis, and Horus. (4)
  • 157. Osiris. (13)
  • 158. Heart of Osiris. (18)
  • 159. Oracular bust. (9)
  • 160. Horus and Min. (1)
  • 161. Min. (11)
  • 162. Amen. (5)
  • 163. Amen, Mut, and Khonsu. (1)
  • 164. Mut. (10)
  • 165. Khonsu. (2)
  • 166. Anhur. (1)
  • 167. Shu. (11)
  • 168. Neit. (3)
  • 169. Unknown deities. (6)
  • 170. Hathor. (16)
  • 171. Head of Hathor. (7)
  • 172. Măot. (1)
  • 173. Hat-mehyt. (2)
  • 174. Selket. (2)
  • 175. Nefertum. (11)
  • 176. Ptah Seker. (25)
  • 177. Ptah. (5)
  • 178. Dwarf. (2)
  • 179. Saints. (6)
• CHAPTER VIII. ANIMAL-HEADED GODS. (260)
  • 180. Horus. (15)
  • 181. Ra. (16)
  • 182. Four sons of Ra. (19)
  • 183. Set. (1)
  • 184. Sphinx, male. (4)
  • 185. Sphinx, female. (15)
  • 186. Hathor, cow-headed. (4)
  • 187. Khnumu. (9)
  • 188. Bes. (36)
  • 189. Bes, unusual. (10)
  • 190. Bes head. (26)
  • 191. Tahuti of Panebes. (1)
  • 192. Mahes. (8)
  • 193. Anhur and Tefnut. (2)
  • 194. Sekhmet or Bastet. (24)
  • 195. Aegis of Bastet. (15)
  • 196. Shu and Tefnut. (3)
  • 197. Anpu. (23)
  • 198. Upuatu. (1)
  • 199. Jackal-headed archer. (1)
  • 200. Shrewmouse figure. (1)
  • 201. Sebek. (1)
  • 202. Tehuti. (21)
  • 203. Serpent-headed god. (4)
• CHAPTER IX. ANIMAL GODS. (412)
  • 204. Ape standing. (7)
  • 205. Ape seated. (4)
  • 206. Baboon. (12)
  • 207. Apis bull. (10)
  • 208. Hathor cow. (6)
  • 209. Hathor cow on square. (5)
  • 210. Hathor head. (5)
  • 211. Ram. (11)
  • 212. Ram’s head. (21)
  • 213. Hare. (4)
  • 214. Ibex. (2)
  • 215. Barbary sheep. (1)
  • 216. Klipspringer. (1)
  • 217. Camel. (1)
  • 218. Hawk-headed sphinx. (1)
  • 219. Lion. (16)
  • 220. Two lion fore-parts. (7)
  • 221. Lion’s head. (4)
  • 222. Lion and bull fore-parts. O
  • 223. Two bull fore-parts. (3)
  • 224. Cat. (16)
  • 225. Cat in shrine. (2)
  • 226. Two cats on column. (2)
  • 227. Cat and kittens (3)
  • 228. Set animal. (2)
  • 229. Jackal standing. (5)
  • 230. Two jackal heads. (1)
  • 231. Jackal couchant. (8)
  • 232. Shrew mouse. (5)
  • 233. Dog. (6)
  • 234. Pig. (5)
  • 235. Hippopotamus. (5)
  • 236. Taurt. (51)
  • 237. Hippopotamus head. (16)
  • 238. Hedgehog. (1)
  • 239. Turtle. (4)
  • 240. Crocodile. (18)
  • 241. Waran. (1)
  • 242. Lizard. (1)
  • 243. Mentu standard. (7)
  • 244. Hawk-headed sphinx. (1)
  • 245. Hawk, falcon. (59)
  • 246. Ostrich. (1)
  • 247. Ibis. (12)
  • 248. Vulture. (2)
  • 249. Vulture flying. (2)
  • 250. Goat-sucker. (2)
  • 251. Bird heads. (6)
  • 252. Coptic birds. (5)
  • 253. Bird’s foot. (1)
  • 254. Serpent with arms, Nehebka. (5)
  • 255. Qarmut, nar. (3)
  • 256. Oxyrhynkhos. (1)
  • 257. Bulti. (11)
  • 258. Electric fish. (7)
  • 259. Lepidotos. O
  • 260. Scorpion. (4)
  • 261. Green beetle. (6)
  • 262. Shuttle. (2)
  • 263. Woman with offerings. (1)
  • 264. Figure in tall head-dress. (1)
  • 265. Figure in long robe. (2)
  • 266. Figure in pointed cap. (2)
  • 267. Flower. (3)
  • 268. Palm column. (1)
  • 269. Bunch of grapes. (1)
  • 270. Flowering reed. (1)
  • 271. Seed vessel. (3)
  • 272. Unknown. (2)
  • 273. Two fingers. (11)
  • 274. Uncertain pendants. (2)
  • 275. Star. (2)
• CHAPTER X.
  • Positions of amulets
  • Properties of stones
  • List of groups of amulets
• Plates