Egyptian tattoos are an amazing body art and if this is what you are looking for it is a great way to go. The Egyptians were responsible for the introduction of body art to the South East Asia by 2000BC and was used for many purposes such as religious purposes, medical, replacement of an amulet and as a symbol of status.
Tattoos, are said to be treated as 'passports' for life after death and is practiced by numerous traditional cultures and Egypt was called the cradle of tattoo art. This was said once ancient bodies were discovered which was tattooed. A female mummy called Amunet, was discovered with the body full of dots and lines and most of her flesh clearly displayed an amount of tattoo designs. One of the popular designs found on the body was the ornamental scarring which is still popular in some parts of Africa today. This tattoo design is worn on the lower part of the abdomen. It is commonly believed that the dots and lines found on the female body increases the fertility in females.
Egyptian tattooing have several traditional meanings attached to them: 1. To have a connections with the Divine. 2. Act of sacrifice or as a tribute to deity or goddess.
3. They believe it to be a permanent good luck charm that cannot be lost. 4. To provide medical protection and magical powers. Tattoos and divine powers have always had a connection as they were worn in ancient Egypt. Most of the Egyptian tattoos that were discovered here, were almost all connected to their religion in some way. Mummies discovered from 1300BC., were tattooed with the symbol of Neith, who was a female deity or goddess. These designs were the only ones that were meant for the male bearer.
Egyptian tattoos are designed with ideas of hieroglyphics with a combination of ancient symbols to design their beautiful tattoos. The Egyptian symbol tattoo called the 'Eye of Horus', represents healing and protection. It consists of six different pieces and was also used as a measurement instrument. The Ankh is another very common Egyptian tattoo and symbol,l and is commonly seen on the chest, shoulders, wrists and ankles. It also symbolizes eternal life and many other in depth theories.
The most popular Egyptian tattoo design is the Egyptian God Tattoos (head of a Jackal) and is usually tattooed holding the head of an Ankh. He was the one who would weigh your heart to determine whether you were allowed to the Netherworld. The next Egyptian tattoo design is Horus, who is displayed as a man with the head of a hawk. Horus was the king of Egypt and it was his magical eye that has the most recognized symbol, the Egyptian eye or the 'Eye of Horus'.
Seth would be the final god which is popular as a tattoo design. He represents the desert, storm and also violence. His nature was that of aggression against his enemies but loyalty to the sun god, Ra.
Tattoo artists can show off their talents with these artistic Egyptian tattoo designs and by bringing forth their beauty and inner meanings. Egyptian art is well known for their detail and complexity. Egyptian tattoos are the best choice if you are a dedicated wearer of tattoos and make use of a really skilled tattoo artist. Any combination of symbols or images is possible and the limits are constantly being expanded.
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