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单词 ankh
释义 ankh|æŋk|
Also ank.
[Egyptian, = life, soul.]
A figure resembling a cross, with a loop or ring forming a handle instead of the upper arm: used in ancient Egyptian art as a symbol of life. Also called crux ansata. Cf. tau 2 b.
1888A. H. Smith Catal. Engr. Gems Brit. Mus. 49 In front, Uraeus; beneath, ☥ ānχ and Uraei.1895Elworthy Evil Eye 279. 1896 T. Wilson Swastika 766 The Crux Ansata..according to Egyptian mythology, was Ankh, the emblem of Ka, the spiritual double of man.1910A. Churchward Signs & Symb. Primord. Man xix. 409 The cross on the church of Amba Derho is a form of the Ank-cross.1961S. Lloyd Art Anc. Near East iv. 125 (caption) In his hand he carries two ankh, symbols of the resurrection.
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