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 the 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.

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.