reinterpretations of the ankh symbol part 2 - Asar Imhotep

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2 CONTENTS Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................... 3 The Anatomical Inspiration for the Ankh ...................................................................................................................... 4 The Structure of the Thorax ................................................................................................................................................ 6 Muscles of the Thoracic Wall .............................................................................................................................................. 8 The Respiration Process ....................................................................................................................................................... 9 The Ankh and the Blood ..................................................................................................................................................... 12 The Ankh and other Energy Sources ............................................................................................................................. 16 Other Breathing Connections ........................................................................................................................................... 25 The Ankh and Trees .............................................................................................................................................................. 27 Summary ................................................................................................................................................................................... 30 Bibliography ............................................................................................................................................................................ 34 Websites ............................................................................................................................................................................... 35
3 INTRODUCTION In part one of this series 1 we explored new interpretations for the meaning of the ancient Egyptian anx (ankh) “life” symbol D as an emblem for a master teacher or doctor (nganga). This was established by examining various African languages and cultures who, to this day, still utilizes this symbol and its associated terminology to represent various different aspects of life. In this essay we will expand our initial findings and present new data that will now help us to understand the initial shape of the anx and how it became associated with various different aspects of life: especially the breath of life. Many people have interpreted this sign to mean “life, eternal life, an utterance of life, etc.” All of these are viable, but as part one of this series has demonstrated, there is more to this emblem than simply “life” as has been taught in the Egyptological literature. In regards to its shape, there are various different interpretations as to what inspired the design. One interpretation is of the sun moving across the horizon line: C. This interpretation doesn’t explain the vertical “leg” of the image. Another explanation claims that the oval loop at the top of the anx is representative of a woman’s womb and the vertical shaft is that of a male phallus. Together they unite and thus life is possible. This, however, doesn’t explain the vertical bars. One interpretation exclaimed that each letter in the word anx represented a word that related to each of the deities in the Ogdoad. An article can be written alone on the errors in this interpretation. Another claim is that it is representative of an Ethiopian messob table. This is a table used to serve food. An image can be seen below. Although the messob resembles the anx, it however doesn’t resemble its unique characteristics in regards to the oval top and vertical shaft. Therefore, I do not find this correspondence tenable: plus I doubt the Egyptians used a table to represent “man” as anx also means “man.” NKWA Ancient Egyptian ankhu = man Budge 124B 1 See Asar Imhotep (2010) “Reinterpretations of the Ankh Symbol: Emblem of a Master Teacher.”
Page 1: 1 REINTERPRETATIONS OF THE ANKH SYM
Page 5 and 6: 5 case in point is the htp (hotep)
Page 7 and 8: 7 What doctors call the “True Rib
Page 9 and 10: 9 THE RESPIRATION PROCESS diaphragm
Page 11 and 12: 11 Getting back to the bronchial tu
Page 13 and 14: 13 The association of the anx and b
Page 15 and 16: 15 In Imhotep (2011), I also demons
Page 17 and 18: 17 Cellular respiration is the set
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Page 21 and 22: 21 This very root is also in the te
Page 23 and 24: 23 On the left is the god Wsr (Osir
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Page 31 and 32: 31 The god Ptah holding the Dd pill
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