| 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. |