ankhs
Hieroglyphic vitality symbols
Ankhs are ancient Egyptian symbols resembling a cross with a loop at the top, representing life or eternal life.
The ankh appears constantly in Egyptian art, held by gods and pharaohs.
Today ankhs are worn as jewelry or tattoos, often signaling interest in Egyptian mysticism, Afrocentric spirituality, or goth aesthetics: She wore a silver ankh on a chain.
Animate state
- immortalityExemption from death
- eternityBoundless temporal existence
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
- resurrectionRevival from death
key of life · breath · vitality · fertility · creation · divine power · regeneration · continuity
Symbolic picture-based writing
- pharaohAncient Egyptian ruler
- pyramidsApex-topped geometric solids
- NileAfrica's longest river
- TutankhamunEgyptian boy pharaoh
Cleopatra · Ramses · Sphinx · Giza · Thebes · Luxor · Nefertiti · scarab
Magical protective charm
- protectionGuarding against harm
- wardProtected person; division
- charmAttractive personal quality
- safeguardPrecaution against harm
jewelry · pendant · necklace · burial · funerary · blessing · consecrated · ritual object
life
Animate state
- immortalityExemption from death
- eternityBoundless temporal existence
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
resurrection · key of life · breath · vitality · fertility · creation · divine power · regeneration · continuity · cyclical
hieroglyphics
Symbolic picture-based writing
Tutankhamun · Cleopatra · Ramses · Sphinx · Giza · Thebes · Luxor · Nefertiti · scarab · sarcophagus
talisman
Magical protective charm
- protectionGuarding against harm
- wardProtected person; division
- charmAttractive personal quality
safeguard · jewelry · pendant · necklace · burial · funerary · blessing · consecrated · ritual object · adornment
Osiris
Egyptian afterlife deity
Anubis · Thoth · Hathor · Seth · Amun-Ra · afterlife · underworld · Book of the Dead · deities · rituals
- Egyptologypyramids, pyramid, pharaohs, pharaoh, hieroglyphs
- Egyptian Revivalsphinxes, obelisks, hieroglyphs, pyramids, scarabs
- GothJoy Division, Bauhaus, Sisters of Mercy, The Damned, Robert Smith
- world artAfrican art, American art, Asian art, Chinese art, European art
- inscribed artifactscarved stones, stone tablets, stelae, steles, cuneiform tablets
- tomb artifactscanopic jars, burial goods, sarcophagi, coffins, mummy wrappings
ankhscrucifixes
Crosses bearing Christ's image
Celtic crosses · Stars of David · crescents · menorahs · pentagrams
ankhsdeath's heads
Skull emblems or depictions
skulls · skull and crossbones · black roses · ravens · hourglasses
ankhscrucifixes
Crosses bearing Christ's image
skull and crossbones · death's head · Norse runes · Celtic crosses · Star of David