Amulet or talisman? — Amulet Atlas Two words, one tray of objects, and no agreement about which word goes on which object. Some writers cut the pair by direction — an amulet turns harm away, a talisman pulls fortune in. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/story/amulet-or-talisman/ · 17-Sep-2026 · 42K
The open palm — Amulet Atlas A flat hand, palm forward, five fingers spread and usually symmetrical — the two outer fingers drawn as thumbs so the sign reads the same either way up. Cast in silver or brass, cut in gold, pressed in glass. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/sign/open-palm/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 33K
Shaul Shaked — Amulet Atlas Israeli Iranist and philologist, 1933–2021, of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/person/shaul-shaked/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 29K
Turquoise — Amulet Atlas A hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium, opaque, sky-blue where copper dominates and green where iron replaces it. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/material/turquoise/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 32K
Ink — Amulet Atlas Pigment suspended in a liquid: charcoal and water in West Africa, sometimes with saffron added, and driven under the skin elsewhere. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/material/ink/ · 17-Sep-2026 · 39K
gris-gris — Amulet Atlas A word that names a small cloth sack worn on the person, holding Qur'anic verses written on paper and a set number of small objects. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/word/gris-gris-word/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 31K
Jimat — Amulet Atlas A class rather than a shape. Jimat covers any object or piece of writing hung on a body, a vehicle or a building to keep its owner from harm. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/amulet/jimat/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 36K
Nazar — Amulet Atlas A handmade glass bead: concentric circles, or a teardrop, in dark blue, white, light blue and black, sometimes rimmed in yellow or gold. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/amulet/nazar/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 39K
Hirz — Amulet Atlas A small case on a chain, rectangular or cylindrical, holding verses of the Qur'an written on paper inside. Usually silver. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/amulet/hirz-pouch/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 37K
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
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