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Wedjat
The restored eye in Egyptian imagery, often called the Eye of Horus. Related to the organ “eye,” not a generic protective sticker.
Also known as Eye of Horus · udjat
Egyptian religion · Nile valley
Wedjat represents Eye.
The wedjat is a restored eye in Egyptian imagery. It is a specific sign, not every drawing of an eye.
from Raymond O. Faulkner (translation) · Book of the Dead, New Kingdom spells; Faulkner trans. 1972; Plutarch · On Isis and Osiris, c. 100 CE
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Wedjat belongs to Egyptian religion.
The restored eye is Egyptian. Plutarch’s Greek essay is secondary; the sign is still not a generic sticker.
from Raymond O. Faulkner (translation) · Book of the Dead, New Kingdom spells; Faulkner trans. 1972; Plutarch · On Isis and Osiris, c. 100 CE
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Wedjat is associated with Healing.
The restored eye is a restored whole. Healing as a completed sign, not a later clinical metaphor.
from Raymond O. Faulkner (translation) · Book of the Dead, New Kingdom spells; Faulkner trans. 1972
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sources
- Book of the Dead · Raymond O. Faulkner (translation)
Raymond O. Faulkner, The Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead.
- On Isis and Osiris · Plutarch
Plutarch, On Isis and Osiris (Moralia).