Ankh
Hieroglyph for "life" (ꜥnḫ). Gods hold it by the loop and offer it to the king's nose as the breath of life; it survives as the Coptic crux ansata.
Tradition: egyptian · Period: Early Dynastic / Old Kingdom (c. 3000–2600 BCE) · Unicode: U+2625
Note: Meaning is attested; the object the shape originally depicted (sandal strap, knot, etc.) is disputed.
Figures: Isis · Osiris · Ra · Hathor · Anubis
Sources
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