Egyptian symobls

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• Ancient Egyptian symbols were a great source of
  knowledge as it was necessary better to
  understand their history, daily life, and
  religions. Egyptian symbols were depicted in
  hieroglyphs signs, and these symbols were called
  "The words of God."
• The most famous ancient Symbols for Egypt are the
  sphinx, the scarab, the ankh, the 'all-seeing'
  Eye of Horus, and the gods depicted with animal
  heads.

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• They are shown in ancient Egyptian art, their
  artifacts, relics found in the tombs, temples,
  hieroglyphics, and the papyrus manuscripts of the
  ancient Egyptians. 
• The Symbols represented diverse usages and
  meanings in the lives of the ancient Egyptians.
  Many ancient Egyptian symbols were used as
  amulets of protection.

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The Ankh symbol

• The Ankh is the Egyptian sign of life and
  indicates  that the King or God holding it has
  the power to give life or  take it away from
  lesser mortals.Only Kings, Queens and Gods were
  allowed to carry this symbol.
• The Ankh as a symbol of the life giving elements
  of air and water was often used by a God or
  Goddess who holds the Ankh before the Kings
  nose,  giving him the breath of life or as
  streams of water in the  form of ankhs running
  over the King during ritual  purification.

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The Wedjat Eye of Horus

• The eye of Horus is also known as Wedjat , udjat
  or Oudjat is an ancient Egyptian symbol of
  regeneration used in modern times as popular icon
  for the civilization and is sometimes associated
  with occult beliefs.
• The udjat is represented as a human eye and
  eyebrow as they would be seen looking at a person
  in the face.

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The Khepri Scarab

• The scarab beetle is a real beetle, a common
  beetle. To the ancient Egyptians, this common
  beetle symbolized hope and the restoration of
  life.
• They used the design of a scarab beetle in many
  ways. Seals were created in the shape of a scarab
  and used to stamp documents.

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The cartouche

•  A cartouche is an oblong, or oval, magical rope
  which was drawn to contain the ancient Egyptian
  hieroglyphics that spelt out the name of a King
  or Queen.
• The "cartouche" can be found on Egyptian
  monuments and papyrus documents and the magical
  rope was used to surround the name and protect
  it.

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The Sphinx

• Sphinxes are majestic monuments of Egyptian
  civilization. Sphinxes were in the forms of tombs
  so that the tombs inside could be guarded.
• The name 'sphinx' which means 'strangler' was
  first given by the Greeks to a fabulous creature
  which had the head of a woman and the body of a
  lion and the wings of a bird.

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Bastet goddess

• The ancient Egyptians had numerous types of pets
  - monkeys, ducks, geese, pigeons, hoopoes,
  falcons, cats, dogs, and even ferrets. Feline
  reverence had a remarkable significance in their
  religious life. The people worshiped cats, and
  Bastet was the cat goddess. Bast is first and
  foremost a protectress, specifically of the royal
  house and the Two Lands. Later she got the
  life-preserving goddess of joy and protector of
  women.

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The Feather of Maat

• Maat represented justice, order, truth, morality
  and balance. Gods are often seen standing on the
  symbol of Maat, symbol of justice. Feather of
  Maat was the feather that adorned a goddess
  called Maat.
• It is the responsibility of the Pharaoh establish
  and maintain Maat. Maat was lost when a pharaoh
  died. It could be restored by the crowning of a
  new Pharaoh.

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Canopic Jars

• Canopic jars played an important role in the
  rituals of ancient Egyptians of which the most
  prominent was the mummification process. They
  were wide necked containers in which the internal
  organs of the deceased were stored before
  mummifying the dead.
• Egyptians believed in afterlife and stored the
  internal soft organs like the stomach,
  intestines, liver and lungs. These organs
  constituted the 'viscera'. Each organ was stored
  in a separate Canopic jar.

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Obelisk

• The term "obelisk" comes from the Greek word
  "Obeliskos", which means a pointed nail. It is a
  tall, tapering, four-sided structure ending at a
  pointed head.
• It was called Tenjen in the language of Ancient
  Egypt, and meant protection and defense. The
  Obelisk was thought to perforate the clouds and
  disperse the negative forces.

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The Uraeus

• The Uraeus ,Uraei or Uraeuses is the stylized,
  upright form of an Egyptian cobra (serpent, or
  snake), used as a symbol of sovereignty, royalty,
  deity and divine authority in ancient Egypt.
• The Uraeus is a symbol for the goddess Wadjet.
  She was one of the earliest Egyptian deities and
  who often was depicted as a cobra.

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Hekha and Nekhakha

• The crook or heka and the flail or flabellum
  (nekhakha), are two of the most prominent items
  in the royal regalia of ancient Egypt.
• The scepter in Ancient Egypt was a sign for the
  kings , princes and nobles and the evidence of
  His Highness, the prestige , honor and power.
• Actual, very fine examples of both survive from
  ancient Egypt, as do statues and various wall
  reliefs, paintings and papyrus with
  representations of these objects.

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Nemes Headdress

• headdresses were often confused. A crown or cap
  associated with the pharaoh is the Nemes
  headdress. He is most famous as represented by
  the funeral mask of Tutankhamun and is also
  visible on the Sphinx.
• This fabric was often head full of bright colors.
  The front part of the sports this hairstyle
  uraeus, a cobra goddess vertically flared known
  as Wadjet, the vulture goddess, Nekhbet. Khepresh
  Blue Crown was this associated with the pharaoh. 

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• This presentation is a summary of an article on
  ancient Egyptian symbols in the EgyKing blog, For
  more details on the Egyptian symbols and their
  meanings Read these articles -

• Ancient Egyptian symbols
• Egyptian symbols and meanings
• What is an obelisk?
• Ancient Egypt Sphinx
• Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics
• Ancient Egyptian Blue Lotus
• Egyptian Cartouche Definition

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• Pharaoh Headdress Meaning
• Mastaba Art History Definition
• Meaning of Scarab Beetle
• Maat symbol of justice
•  Ancient Egyptian Ka Statues
• Crook and Flail Meaning
•  Ancient Egyptian Uraeus
• Ancient Egyptian Amulets
• Ancient Egyptian Cats
• Ancient Egyptian Artifacts
• Cleopatra's Needle
• Ancient Egyptian Ankh Meaning
• Eye of Horus meaning
• Ancient Egyptian Jewelry
• Ancient Egyptian Art