Ankh

<p >The&nbsp;<b>ankh</b>&nbsp;(<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English" title="Help:IPA for English" >/</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key" title="Help:IPA for English" >ˈ</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key" title="Help:IPA for English" >æ</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key" title="Help:IPA for English" >ŋ</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key" title="Help:IPA for English" >k</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English" title="Help:IPA for English" >/</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English" title="Help:IPA for English" >/</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key" title="Help:IPA for English" >ˈ</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key" title="Help:IPA for English" >ɑː</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key" title="Help:IPA for English" >ŋ</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key" title="Help:IPA for English" >k</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English" title="Help:IPA for English" >/</a>;&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_language" title="Egyptian language" >Egyptian</a>:&nbsp;<small>IPA:&nbsp;</small><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA" title="Help:IPA" >[ʕaːnax]</a>; U+2625 ☥ or U+132F9 𓋹), also known as&nbsp;<b>key of life</b>,&nbsp;<b>the key of the Nile</b>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<i><b>crux ansata</b></i>&nbsp;(Latin meaning "cross with a handle"), was the ancient&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_hieroglyph" title="Egyptian hieroglyph" class="mw-redirect" >Egyptian hieroglyphic</a>&nbsp;character that read "life", a triliteral sign for the consonants&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayin" title="Ayin" >ꜥ</a>-<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nun_(letter)" title="Nun (letter)" >n</a>-<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%B8%AA%C4%81%CA%BC" title="Ḫāʼ" class="mw-redirect" >ḫ</a>.

It represents the concept of eternal life, which is the general meaning of the symbol.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" >[<i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed" >citation needed</a></i>]</sup>&nbsp;The&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_gods" title="Egyptian gods" class="mw-redirect" >Egyptian gods</a>&nbsp;are often portrayed carrying it by its loop, or bearing one in each hand, arms crossed over their chest.</p>

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