Ankh

The Egyptian symbol of the ankh is a knot, which represents life. ❋ Donna Henes (2011)

At my first duty station, I had the Egyptian symbol for eternal life, called an ankh, tattooed on the back of my left shoulder. ❋ SHOSHANA JOHNSON (2010)

You know im a pisces like the queen! that's my girl, Ms. Badu … love the song! it might have been two years since the last album, but it seemed like eternity. the ankh is a symbol for eternal life … ❋ Thatsmybiz1 (2010)

Also I think that maybe since the ankh is a symbol of female fertility and the statue had an ankh that once the statue is destroyed like we know happens and only a four-toed foot remains that causes the deaths during childbirth. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The ankh is the Egyptian symbol for eternal life and was the necklace Amy took off Paul. ❋ Unknown (2009)

These were now scattered at random, but my trained eye immediately fell on an "ankh" sign shaped from lapis and a tiny turquoise chick, which represented the sound "u" or "w." ❋ Peters, Elizabeth, 1927- (1981)

Summer’s dad had said the ankh was an Egyptian life symbol that kept away bad luck. ❋ L.J. SMITH (2010)

So also at Dayr el-Bahari, the Ka-figure standing behind Queen Hatasu ‡ bears the Ka-name on his head, the "ankh" in his right hand, and the staff surmounted by the royal bust in his left hand. ❋ Unknown (1891)

It is of colossal size, and it represents this celebrated royal lady as holding the "ankh" in each hand, while on her head she wears the helmet and plumes of Amen. ❋ Unknown (1891)

In addition to this close and invariable association of the Ka and the "ankh," there is yet another corroborative point to be noted, namely, the persistent recurrence of the bull ❋ Unknown (1891)

The Ka-figure always carries the "ankh;" the bull (Ka) figures significantly in a large number of royal Ka-names; and the Ka-figure in the titular inscription by which it is invariably accompanied, is expressly defined as the "life" of the King. ❋ Unknown (1891)

He is ram-headed, and holds in his hand the "ankh," or emblem of life. 1 Another new acquaintance is ❋ Unknown (1891)

The Ka no longer carries the "ankh," as before, but is identified and made one with it, thus standing for the life of the King. ❋ Unknown (1891)

The Soul, grasping in one hand a little sail, the emblem of breath, in the other hand the "ankh," or emblem of Life, hovers over the face of the corpse. ❋ Unknown (1891)

* In some scenes, the united "ankh" and Ka become the head and arms of a tiny figure which holds a parasol or feather-fan outstretched towards the King. ❋ Unknown (1891)

Now, in these tableaux it is to be observed that there is a close and significant association of the Ka with the "ankh;" the "ankh" figured thus, being the current hieroglyph for "life." ❋ Unknown (1891)

The Ka-figure carries the "ankh" in one hand, and in the other, the customary staff terminating in a bust of the King. ❋ Unknown (1891)

In these, the Ka appears as if in attendance upon the King, and always with the "ankh" in one or both hands. ❋ Unknown (1891)