necklace Ankh - crux ansata 3d print model 3D print model

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The ankh symbol, also known as crux ansata, is an ancient Egyptian hieroglyph that signifies life. Egyptian gods often carry it by its loop or hold one in each hand with arms crossed over their chest. The ankh appears near almost every deity in the Egyptian pantheon, including Pharaohs. This ubiquitous symbol has been discovered in digs as far as Mesopotamia and Persia, even appearing on the seal of biblical King Hezekiah. In his 1957 work, Alan Gardiner interprets the hieroglyph as a depiction of a sandal-strap, which over time became read phonetically. It was used in rebus writing for the similar word 'live', derived from the triliteral root probably pronounced /k˓anax/ in Old and Middle Egyptian. This verb and its derivatives are likely the ancestors of Coptic words oenh to live, life, and eneh eternity. There have been alternative explanations for the ankh symbol's origin. Thomas Inman proposed that it represents a combination of the male triad and female unit, published in 1869. E.A. Wallis Budge postulated in 1904 that the ankh originated as the belt buckle of the mother goddess Isis. In their 2004 book The Quick and the Dead, Andrew Hunt Gordon and Calvin Schwabe speculated that the ankh, djed, and was symbols are based on cattle culture. They propose that the ankh represents the thoracic vertebra of a bull (viewed in cross section), the djed the base or sacrum of a bull's spine, and the was a staff. All key parameters for this 3D print model are displayed in the photos provided. If you have any questions or need further clarification, please send me a message.