#61 ankh

#61 ankh- a tall cross with a loop on the top, symbolizing eternal life: often appearing in Egyptian personal names, such as Tutankhamen

- from Egyptian nh- life, soul

In his right hand he held the war-bow and in his left the ankh, for life and death were his to dispense.

My trained eye immediately fell on an ankh sign shaped from lapis and a tiny turquoise chick.

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