Ankh

An ankh was a symbol in the shape of a cross with a looped top. They typically represented continuation, enduring life, and the creation of life.
==History==
The ankh originated in a culture of desert-living humans on the planet Earth, who then brought it to Toril when they were kidnapped by the Imaskar Empire.
==Notable Ankhs==
* Ankh of ascension
* Ankh of Life: An enchanted, birch rod in the shape of an ankh. This artifact was a powerful symbol of the Mulhorandi divinity, until it became lost during the Orcgate Wars.
* Scarab of life: An enchanted, Mulhorandi ankh with a jeweled beetle inset on it.
==Notable Users==
===Religions===
* The ankh was a holy symbol for a variety of deities in the Mulhorandi pantheon, including Isis, Nephthys, Re, and Thoth.
* Horus-Re's avatar carried a glowing ankh that had the ability to destroy undead.
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===References===
Category:Holy symbols