hamsa — Amulet Atlas A word that is a number. Five — for the fingers — is what the object is called in Arabic, and hamesh, also five, in Hebrew usage. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/word/hamsa-word/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 29K
Rudraksha — Amulet Atlas A hard brown seed-stone, ridged from top to bottom, drilled and strung at the throat. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/amulet/rudraksha/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 35K
The charm goes digital — Amulet Atlas A charm you cannot hold raises every question this atlas asks of a bead, and a few the bead never had to answer. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/story/the-charm-goes-digital/ · 17-Sep-2026 · 40K
The charm in the wall — Amulet Atlas A whole class of amulet was never meant to be seen again. It goes up a chimney, under a floor, above a ceiling, into a roof void, beside a door frame, or into a pit cut before the first course of brick. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/story/the-charm-in-the-wall/ · 17-Sep-2026 · 40K
Wood — Amulet Atlas Cut, carved, split or planed. Wood is probably the commonest amulet material in the world and one of the rarest in a museum tray older than a few centuries, because it burns, rots, and in a great many traditions is… nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/material/wood/ · 17-Sep-2026 · 38K
Lamashtu plaque — Amulet Atlas A small plaque, pierced or looped so it can hang, carrying the figure of the demon it is aimed at. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/amulet/lamashtu-plaque/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 34K
Bes amulet — Amulet Atlas A squat bearded figure with a lion's face, a feathered crown, a protruding tongue and bandy legs, shown full-face when every other Egyptian god is shown in profile. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/amulet/bes-amulet/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 38K
Red string — Amulet Atlas A thin scarlet or crimson thread, usually wool, tied round the wrist as a bracelet or band. That is the whole object. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/amulet/red-string/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 33K
Tabiz — Amulet Atlas A written prayer, folded small and shut inside something. In South Asia the container is usually a flat or tubular metal case on a black cord at the neck or tied to the upper arm; the paper inside carries Qur'anic… nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/amulet/tabiz/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 36K
Lung ta prayer flag — Amulet Atlas A square or oblong of coloured cloth, printed from a woodblock, sewn along its top edge to a long string with others. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/amulet/lungta-flag/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 34K
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