The ankh was used as an emblem and appears as one of the most powerful cultural and religious symbols of Pharaonic Egypt. It outlived the fall of Ancient Egyptian culture. The Egyptian word ankh means "life", "to live". This meaning already explains the high symbolic value of the sign. A scene with a god presenting ankh to Pharaoh's nose (Life was breathed in through the nose) can tell us how life was seen as a gift of the gods for mankind. The ankh sign is not only a symbol of worldly life, but of life in the netherworld. This is represented in the top part ankh symbol, which is a continues loop, to represent the afterlife. The papyrus painting depicts the ankh symbol.