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.

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.