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c. 3150 BCE - c. 2613 BCEAnkh symbol appears during the Early Dynastic Period in Egypt.
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c. 2613 BCE - c. 2181 BCEThe Ankh is firmly established as a symbol of life and the afterlife.
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c. 2040 BCE - c. 1782 BCEAnkh symbol appears in household use as mirrors and amulets.
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1353 BCE - 1336 BCEAnkh used in the Amarna Period of Egypt by Akhenaten, linked to the god Aten.
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1279 BCE - 1213 BCEAnkh in use during the reign of Ramesses II.
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c. 415 CEAnkh adopted by Coptic Christians of Egypt as a symbol of the promise of eternal life through Jesus Christ.