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[?] Why did Egyptians put a scarab on a mummy's heart?

--Ari, Arizona

[!] The ancient Egyptians believed that the scarab, and other such amulets or charms, gave them magical protection or power. Those shaped like the scarab beetle, a desert insect, were among the most popular. The one known as the heart scarab was often placed within a mummy's wrappings. Written on it, in hieroglyphs, were spells that would allow the deceased to enter the afterlife.

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