Nefer

Nefer Amulet


 * Hieroglyphics:**[[image:26.7.1095_front.nk.jpg width="98" height="165" align="right"]]



//Nefer// essentially meant “beautiful,” but was also used to describe abstract feelings, including the concepts of happiness, good fortune, and youth. The //Nefer// hieroglyph portrayed the trachea rising up from the heart and was an amulet buried with the dead, usually made of carnelian, gold, porcelain, or faience.

The ancient Egyptians believed that to wear a //Nefer// amulet or to drink water from a //Nefer//-shaped vase magically encouraged the highly desirable qualities of happiness, good fortune, pleasure, and beauty to remain a part of their lives. The //Nefer// shape was a favorite form for the pendants of necklaces and strings of beads, and was especially popular with women.

"Nefer" was often used as a part of a women's name - Neferet, Nefertiti, and Nefertari are some examples.

Amulets of Body Parts