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*Archaeological Evidence of _Aset/Isis_*

*Symbols*

The Tyet/tjet knot

      In written sources, the meaning and symbolism of the /tjet/ knot
seem to be similar to those of the /ankh/, that is, life, and the sign
is thus often translated that way. The /tjet /shape is used in personal
objects, such as a cosmetic spoon, as early as the 1st or 2nd dynasty,
and as a decorative symbol as early as the 3rd Dynasty, when it appears
with both the /ankh/ and with the /djed/ signs, and later, with the
/was/ scepter.

        Perhaps because of its association with the /djed /pillar, which
became associated with Osiris, the /tjet/ knot became associated with
*Isis*, and thus it is often called "the knot of *Isis*" or even "the
blood of *Isis*." Because of the latter term, the sign was cited in a
Spell in the Book of Going Forth by Day <BoD.htm>, in the New Kingdom
period, and was used as a funerary amulet, made of a red semi-precious
stone such as carnelian or jasper.

      From the Old Kingdom times, the knot was also used as a badge of
office for the /kherep-ah/ or Manager of the Palace.