objectShen ringObjects · Rituals · SymbolsA named looped-cord sign of Egyptian encirclement, later a cartouche-frame. Not the generic ring shelf, not a wesekh, and not the wedjat.Egyptian religionShen ring appears in Egyptian religion.The Book of the Dead’s protective sign-world includes the shen-ring, the looped cord of encirclement and completeness. A named Egyptian ring-sign of that corpus, not a cartouche name-ring alone and not the wedjat.from Raymond O. Faulkner (translation) · Book of the Dead, New Kingdom spells; Faulkner trans. 1972appears in · sourced · documentedsourcesBook of the Dead · Raymond O. Faulkner (translation)Raymond O. Faulkner, The Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead.