Adze

Adze

**Egyptian Name:**

//Netjeri//

An instrument shaped like a carpenter's tool, usually made of wood or iron. The sacred tool of Wepwawet, the adze played a prominent role during the Opening of the Mouth ceremony. The adze was believed to magically give the mummy "breath" to live again in the next world. When the adze was touched to the face of the mummy, a priest recited the prayer "You live again, you breathe again."

Magical Objects