The name — Amulet Atlas A name of God, or of an angel, or a string of characters that stands in for one, written on the object and doing the work. Sometimes it is legible and sometimes it is deliberately not. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/sign/divine-name/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 44K
Nimbu mirchi — Amulet Atlas A lime and seven green chillies threaded on a string and hung at a doorstep, over a shop counter or from the back of a vehicle. Nothing is worn and nothing is written. The thing rots in the sun, browns, and is replaced. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/amulet/nimbu-mirchi/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 34K
Hamsa — Amulet Atlas An open palm, usually made symmetrical so it has a thumb on both sides, in silver more often than anything else, historically also carved in jet. An eye is often set in the palm. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/amulet/hamsa/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 39K
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
The swastika problem — Amulet Atlas One shape carries two meanings that cannot be blended and must not be confused. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/story/the-swastika-problem/ · 17-Sep-2026 · 43K
Cippus of Horus — Amulet Atlas A slab of stone carved with the child Horus standing on two crocodiles, gripping snakes and scorpions in his fists, and often an antelope by the horns and a lion by the tail. Rows of hieroglyphs cover the rest of it. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/amulet/cippus-of-horus/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 35K
Blessing at a shrine — Amulet Atlas Taking an object to where the power is, rather than bringing the power to the object. The move has two directions and this record keeps them apart. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/practice/blessing-at-a-shrine/ · 17-Sep-2026 · 44K
Corn dolly — Amulet Atlas A hollow shape plaited from the last sheaf of a harvest: a figure, a knot, a lantern, a crown, a fan, a horseshoe. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/amulet/corn-dolly/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 36K
Free to use — Amulet Atlas This is the licence explained to the person who wants to take something. The records and the pages built from them are under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. The code that builds them is MIT. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/story/free-to-use/ · 17-Sep-2026 · 40K
Pazuzu head — Amulet Atlas A head, cast or carved, with a hole or a loop through the top for a cord. The face is the point: gazelle horns, human ears, a dog's muzzle, bulging eyes, wrinkled cheeks. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/amulet/pazuzu-head/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 35K
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