Given Life 𓏙𓋹

Lets’s read some hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪! Today 𓏇𓇋𓈖𓇳 we are going to be very common phrase “Given Life 𓏙𓋹.” 

“Given Life 𓏙𓋹” is a very common phrase written in hieroglyphic inscriptions and it is also super meaningful in ancient Egypt 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖 – that’s why it appeared everywhere! A lot of inscriptions 𓏟𓏛𓏥 either started or ended with “Given Life 𓏙𓋹.”

Let’s take a look at the phrase more closely!

𓏙 – Given 

𓋹 – Life 

Let’s break down the symbols! 

The “bread mold 𓏙” symbol is functions as a phonogram for “d” or “ḏj.” The most common use for this symbol is as the word “give/given.” 

The “sandal strap 𓋹” more commonly known as the “Ankh,” is a triliteral phonogram that has the sound “ˁnḫ” which would sound like “ankh.” While it can also be an ideogram for “sandal strap” and “mirror,” the “sandal strap 𓋹” is much more commonly seen as the word for “Life.” 

World Ostomy Day occurred back in October and as many of you know, I had to get an ileostomy in April 2025 after years and years of horrific bowel issues. I’m grateful for the new life 𓋹 my ileostomy has given 𓏙 me. Life 𓋹 with an ileostomy is not easy at all, it’s not perfect, and it’s certainly frustrating, but it’s so much better than my life before the Ostomy! I think that kind of puts my suffering into perspective – life with an ileostomy is better than my life before it. My ileostomy has “Given Life 𓏙𓋹” to me again and I would never go back to my pre-Ileostomy days! 

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