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ankh

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A cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top, the Egyptian hieroglyph representing the Egyptian triliteral ꜥnḫ (“life”) and often used as an amulet or charm for this concept.
Synonyms: ansate cross, crux ansata, Egyptian cross, tau

A tau cross.

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Sergeant Colon of the Ankh-Morpork City Guard was on duty. He was guarding the Brass Bridge, the main link between Ankh and Morpork. From theft. When it came to crime prevention, Sergeant Colon found it safest to think big. Terry Pratchett

Re supposedly gave warmth to the living body, symbolised as an ankh : a "T" shaped amulet with a looped upper half. Source: Internet

Later, his statuettes show him with a god like beard, standing, and carrying the ankh and a scepter.' Source: Internet

Egyptian hieroglyphs involving cross shapes include ankh "life", ndj "protect" and nfr "good; pleasant, beautiful". Source: Internet

No statues of Aten were allowed; those were seen as idolatry. citation However, these were typically replaced by functionally equivalent representations of Akhenaten and his family venerating the Aten, and receiving the ankh ( breath of life) from him. Source: Internet

You can continue until you reach the golden Ankh at the pyramid summit; possible payments increase as you go up the levels. Source: Internet

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