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The ankh (/ˈæŋk/ or /ˈɑːŋk/; Egyptian IPA: [*ʕaːnax]; U+2625 ☥ or U+132F9 𓋹), kent as key o life, the key o the Nile or crux ansata (Laitin meanin "cross wi a handle") an aw, wis the auncient Egyptian hieroglyphic character that read "life", a triliteral sign for the consonants -n-.

It represents the concept o eternal life, which is the general meanin o the seembol.[1] The Egyptian gods are eften portrayed carryin it bu its loop, or bearing ane in each haund, airms crossed ower thair chest.

  1. Mark, Joshua J. "The Ankh". World History Encyclopedia (in Inglis). Retrieved 20 Mairch 2023.