What does the ankh with wings mean?

Answer 1

Eternal life. == I believe it means simply "life" which could be temporal or eternal. It is believed that the heiroglyph originated from an image of the female reproductive system.

Addendum: While the Ankh in its simplest meaning means "life" (specifically, "eternal life"), and may or may not thus be connected with the female reproductive system (as in the later symbol for female), it was moreover to them the symbolic "key" to opening the door between the Ka (Kah) & the Ba (Bah), i.e., the Spiritual & Physical Worlds...
A type of amulet, and the symbol of life, shaped as a cross with a loop on top.

Answer 2

Anyone who studies hieroglyphs in detail will find that the sign 'nx (pronounced ankh by modern Egyptologists and scholars) probably represents a sandal-strap: the loop was made to fit around the ankle, the cross-piece went over the instep and the long part went between the first and second toes. The sign has many meanings and forms part of many different words in ancient Egyptian.

Most people are aware that one of these words is 'nx = to live, life or living, but there are several more:

'nx means to swear an oath

'nx means a prisoner or captive

'nx means a garland of flowers

'nx means a person

'nx means a beetle (not the sacred scarab kind)

'nx means a sandal strap

'nx means a mirror

When the writer was being helpful he would put a "determinative" sign after each of these words to indicate the general meaning and specify which 'nx he meant; often he would simply use the 'nx hieroglyph and leave the context to make it obvious which was the intended meaning.

Answer 3

The sun and its life-giving rays.

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The ancient symbol of the Sun is the Hindu Swastica or Fire Wheel. This symbol became abreviated when it was made into a medalion consisting of an 'X' inside a circle.

The Sun was thought to decend into the Earth at night and then arise reborn from Earth each morning. The Ankh evolved to show this. Here the circle becomes a womb-like elipse illustrating the Solar cross being reborn inside the Earth.

The ankh is an Egyptian hieroglyph meaning life, it is also known as the Egyptian Cross and the key of life. The ankh symbolises life and immortality, the universe, power and life-giving air and water. Its key-like shape has also encouraged the belief it could unlock the gates of death, and it is viewed this way by the modern Rosicrucians and other hermetic orders.

The ankh appears frequently in Egyptian tomb paintings and other art; it often appears at the fingertips of a god or goddess in images that represent the deities of the afterlife conferring the gift of life on the dead person's mummy. The ankh symbol was often carried by Egyptians as an amulet, either alone, or in connection with two other hieroglyphs that mean "strength" and "health." Mirrors were often made in the shape of an ankh. Sometimes, in art, the Ankh was shown being touched by a god onto a person, which usually symbolized conception.

Answer 4

An ankh is an Egyptian symbol shaped like a cross that stands for life.

Answer 5

The ankh symbol represented love and life for the ancient Egyptians. It was an important symbol for their links to their gods and beliefs and so they treasured the use of it.

Answer 6

An ankh is a cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top, representing the Egyptian hieroglyph for "life", and often used as an amulet.

Answer 7

Ankh was a symbol meaning Life.

Answer 8

he hieroglyph for ankh is ☥

Answer 9

What is the meaning of the Ankh