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Description: Hamsa Hand giving peace and unity. Spiritual protection from evil symbol in the Middle East. originated thousands of years ago in the ancient Near East, specifically Mesopotamia and Phoenicia (modern-day Iraq and Tunisia) around 2000 BCE or earlier. Initially an apotropaic amulet used by Mesopotamians to ward off evil and the "evil eye," it later became associated with goddesses like Inanna (Ishtar) and Tanit. khamsa (meaning "five" in Arabic), is widely found throughout the Islamic world, particularly in North Africa (the Maghreb) and the Middle East, as an amulet against the evil eye. Often called the "Hand of Fatima," it represents protection, the Five Pillars of Islam. in Judaism its know the Hand of Miriam or hamesh.
Description: Hamsa Hand giving peace and unity. Spiritual protection from evil symbol in the Middle East. originated thousands of years ago in the ancient Near East, specifically Mesopotamia and Phoenicia (modern-day Iraq and Tunisia) around 2000 BCE or earlier. Initially an apotropaic amulet used by Mesopotamians to ward off evil and the "evil eye," it later became associated with goddesses like Inanna (Ishtar) and Tanit. khamsa (meaning "five" in Arabic), is widely found throughout the Islamic world, particularly in North Africa (the Maghreb) and the Middle East, as an amulet against the evil eye. Often called the "Hand of Fatima," it represents protection, the Five Pillars of Islam. in Judaism its know the Hand of Miriam or hamesh.
