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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search For other uses, see Amulet (disambiguation)."Good luck charm" redirects here. For the Elvis Presley song, see Good Luck Charm. For the Jagged Edge song, see Good Luck Charm (Jagged Edge song).Ancient Egyptian Taweret amulet, New Kingdom, Dynasty XVIII, c. 1539–1292 BC.An amulet, similar to a talisman (Arabic: طلسم‎ / transliterated: tilasim ), is any object intended to bring good luck or protection to its owner. Potential amulets include gems, especially engraved gems, statues, coins, drawings, pendants, rings, plants and animals; even words said in certain occasions—for example: vade retro satana—(Latin, "go back, Satan"), to repel evil or bad luck.

The word "amulet" comes from the Latin amuletum; the earliest extant use of the term is in Pliny's Natural History, meaning "an object that protects a person from trouble".[ Placeholder Write the text of your article here!