Editing Djed (section)

==Usage as amulets==
[[Image:Louvre 122007 29.jpg|thumb|right|150px|A ''djed'' amulet with the name of [[Ramesses IX]] of the [[Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt|Twentieth Dynasty]] inscribed upon it.]]
The ''djed'' was often used as [[amulet]]s for the living and the dead. It was placed as an amulet near the spines of mummified bodies, which was supposed to ensure the resurrection of the dead, allowing the deceased to live eternally.<ref name="talis" /> The ''[[Book of the Dead]]'' lists a spell which, when spoken over a gold amulet hung around the mummy's neck, ensures that the mummy would regain use of its spine and be able to sit up. It was also painted onto coffins.<ref name="clio" />

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File:Amuleto raffigurante il pilastro djed 1 DSC5220.tif|Amulet depicting the djed pillar, [[Egyptian faience]], between 722 and 332 BC. [[Late Period of ancient Egypt|Late Period]]. [[Museo Egizio]], Turin.
File:Pillar amulet of Tutankhamun 2019.jpg|A Djed Pillar shaped amulet jewellery from [[Tutankhamun]]'s tomb
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