Where can i find the history?
2007-05-17 12:14:47 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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The ankh (symbol ☥) was the Egyptian hieroglyphic character that stood for the Egyptian word ˁnḫ "life". Egyptian gods are often portrayed carrying it by its loop, or bearing one in each hand, arms crossed over their chest. It is also known as the Egyptian Cross, or as crux ansata, Latin for "cross with a handle".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ankh
2007-05-17 12:20:11 · answer #1 · answered by hannahonelove 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An Ankh is an Egyptian cross and the Christian cross with the circle connecting the four segments is a Celtic cross so they aren't the same thing, and look a bit different besides.
If you look up symbols of ancient Egypt you'll find info on Ankhs. If you look up the Christian conversion of the Irish (who originally were sun-worshipping Celts) you'll find info on the Celtic cross.
2007-05-17 19:28:59 · answer #2 · answered by Testika Filch Milquetoast 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ankh is the egyptian symbol of life. In the ancient world it became a somewhat popular symbol in surrounding cultures. Take care NOT to draw false parallels between christian symbols or iconography with other religions as some uneducated cult proponents do. Just because things can appear simular doesn't mean they are. A good place to start is Britannica Micropedia.
2007-05-17 19:27:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Ankh is an Egyptian symbol for eternal life. It's nothing to do with the Christian cross....
To find out history on it, look up the Egyptian Pharaohs
2007-05-17 19:24:25 · answer #4 · answered by Rhonda D 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is called an Ankh, it is a pre-christian, Egyptian symbol of eternal life. It isn't a circle on top of a christian cross. It has nothing to do with the christian cross.
It has a tear shape on top of a T shape.
2007-05-17 20:29:53 · answer #5 · answered by meg3f 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First it is called an Ankh not Ank.The Ankh is Egyptian not Christian it is Egyptian Sign of Life.
2007-05-19 21:38:47 · answer #6 · answered by tigerboy1150 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the cross in anchient times often represented cross roads of life, cardinal directions and even the elements, the circle is a metaphore of the cycle of all living things (i.e. born,mature,die,nurish new birth(i.e further fertilize and be worm food)
2007-05-17 19:19:43 · answer #7 · answered by jmsherndon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's the symbol for eternal life, but I don't know the history.
2007-05-17 19:17:10 · answer #8 · answered by beez 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the ankh is an Egyptian symbol for eternal life--google it
2007-05-17 19:18:57 · answer #9 · answered by wanda3s48 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's an ankh.
http://www.swagga.com/ankh.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ankh
2007-05-17 19:19:45 · answer #10 · answered by solarius 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋