objectScarabSymbols · ObjectsA dung beetle, and the Egyptian seal-amulet made in its shape, tied to the rising sun. A beetle of the Nile, not a later “rebirth crystal.”Also known as kheperEgyptian religion · Nile valleyScarab belongs to Egyptian religion.Scarab seals and amulets belong to Egyptian solar and funerary grammar. Khepri’s beetle is not a later “rebirth crystal.”from Raymond O. Faulkner (translation) · Book of the Dead, New Kingdom spells; Faulkner trans. 1972; Plutarch · On Isis and Osiris, c. 100 CEbelongs to · sourced · documentedScarab is associated with Sun.The beetle rolling a ball was read as the sun’s becoming. An Egyptian image, not a generic scarab of jewelry shops.from Raymond O. Faulkner (translation) · Book of the Dead, New Kingdom spells; Faulkner trans. 1972associated with · sourced · documentedScarab is associated with Rebirth.Khepri’s becoming is a solar becoming. Egyptian, not a crystal-shop rebirth.from Raymond O. Faulkner (translation) · Book of the Dead, New Kingdom spells; Faulkner trans. 1972associated with · sourced · documentedsourcesBook of the Dead · Raymond O. Faulkner (translation)Raymond O. Faulkner, The Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead.On Isis and Osiris · PlutarchPlutarch, On Isis and Osiris (Moralia).