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the egyptian cross, also called Ankh cross.
http://www.seiyaku.com/customs/crosses/ankh.html

2006-12-01 10:23:26 · answer #1 · answered by DonGiovanni 3 · 0 0

Whether there is just one original symbol might be hard to find out simply because of the enormous amount of symbolism in the hieroglyphics.
themselves. Please note:
*** g89 2/8 p. 22 Part 3: 1942-1513 B.C.E.—Egypt—Battlefield of the Gods ***

Ritualism, mystery cults, and magic practices were deeply entrenched in Egypt’s religion. So also was the use of religious images and symbols, such as the symbol of life, the crux ansata. These were given such prominence, says The New Encyclopedia Britannica, that “individual faith (i.e., personal piety) was never of primary importance.” It adds that among images, “that of Isis with the child Horus on her lap, perhaps the prototype of the Madonna with the Child, is the most noteworthy.”

Pictures of the following symbols can be found at:

http://altreligion.about.com/library/glossary/symbols/blegyptiansymbols.htm

Egyptian Symbols

Tyet
Winged disk
Ankh
Isis throne
Eye of Ra/Horus
Scarab
Lotus
Horus
Aten
Djed
Maat
Shen
Uraeus
Nuit
infinity
Ba bird
Sistrum
Flower of Life
hnoubis
Abraxas
Hathor
Crook
Akhet
Nemyss
Sma
Seba
Pylons
Rx
Menat
Triquetra

2006-12-01 18:51:02 · answer #2 · answered by THA 5 · 0 0

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