Udjat/Wedjat Eye

Instantly recognizable, the Udjat Eye (also wedjat, uzat) remained one of the most popular amuletic symbols from the Old Kingdom to Roman times. Although Egyptians designed countless variations on the theme over this 2500 year period, the basic design remained constant: the eye of the God Horus, drawn as a human eye with a cosmetic line extending from the outer corner of the eye, an enhanced eyebrow line, and a stylized marking below the eye evoking the cheek of a falcon.
The amulets to the right are 1.4cm from the Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) from a royal tomb in Saqqara and 5.6cm from the 18th Dynasty of the New Kingdom (1410–1293 BCE) from Thebes.
The Egyptian word udjat means “sound”, “whole”, or “undamaged” and the eye was reputed for its great healing and protective power. But it has many meanings, including “The strength of the monarch, the concept of kingship, protection against Seth [chaos], royal purification agent, wine, and offerings at the festival of the waxing moon.”
In a myth Seth gouged out Horus’ left eye during the fight over who should be king. Hathor or Thoth (depending on which version) intervened and healed the eye with gazelle milk (Hathor) or royal saliva (Thoth). The eye thus became a symbol of miraculous healing. The plucked and then restored left eye symbolized the moon, with the phases of the moon reflecting the damaged, plucked, healing, and healed conditions of the eye over time. Despite this udjat eyes can be left or right or even a pair.

　　“荷路斯之眼”在古埃及语言中被称为“乌加特”（Udjat或Wedjat），意为“完整的、未损伤的眼睛”。它的来历与荷路斯神为父报仇有关。奥西里斯与伊西丝之子荷路斯长大成人后，在与杀父仇人塞特神的搏斗中，荷路斯的左眼被塞特夺走了。他的眼睛可非同寻常，因为他的左眼代表的是月亮，右眼代表的是太阳。现在左眼被夺走了，月亮神孔苏自然要出手相助。在一个月圆之时，何露斯在月亮神的帮助下，经过殊死搏斗，终于打败了塞特，将左眼夺回。后来，何露斯将这只失而复得的眼睛献给了父亲、冥神奥西里斯。后来，何露斯之眼就成为辨别善恶、捍卫健康与幸福的护身符，它有看到一切的力量，和增加繁荣和生育力的力量。
眼镜蛇也是保护不受敌人伤害的标志。

埃及人在这个历经2500年上的主题上设计了数不尽的变化, 这个图案系列逐渐增加中。

用料工艺：一层牛皮皮刻染色，五金配件。
尺寸功能：有20页名片夹透明膜插页，折起约高9.6×宽7.2cm，可放20张卡或40张名片。

黄色调常版简版两种图案，2011.10.28设计制作出品。

2008.03.20设计制作出品。

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礼品套装参考：
udjat 荷路斯之眼　礼品套装　[LP089]