Attend a mandatory orientation – check the July + August 2021 schedule
Enroll in PER ANKH scheduled courses each semester
Participate in PER ANKH sponsored cultural activities
The Per Ankh (”house of life”) was a central institution in Kemet (Ancient Egypt), dating back thousands of years to the pyramid age. All large urban areas and major temples throughout Kemet housed a per ankh. It was located within the temple and was where all formal learning and wise instructions took place, as it was responsible for the production and storing of books, and the teaching of scribes and priests. It was also where doctors and priests practiced medicine and induced healing dreams.
The Per Ankh was the primary institution of learning and repository of knowledge. The high-ranking Scribes of the House of Life (or ”sesh per ankh”) produced handwritten duplicates of documents, but often edited the texts, removing some old contents and adding new ideas. These high- level scribes were also priests who studied and practiced medicine, magic, theology, ritual, and dream interpretation. Some of the Per Ankh documents contained secret, mysterious writings which were composed by these powerful priests, and were said to have the power to renew and sustain life.
Most students left the Per Ankh once they finished their studies, becoming public scribes, priests, and administrators. A few joined the Per Ankh and earned a prestigious position within the institution, which had a hierarchy of learned officials, with various titles such as the ”overseer of writing in the House of Life, to whom all sacred matters are revealed,” ”keeper of secrets of the House of Life,” or ”director of the masters of heka (words of power) in the House of Life.”
The Per Ankh is the oldest known and one of the most exalted institutions in Africa’s long tradition of learning.
The Per Ankh (”house of life”) was a central institution in Kemet (Ancient Egypt), dating back thousands of years to the pyramid age. All large urban areas and major temples throughout Kemet housed a per ankh.
In ancient Egyptian writings and architecture, the House of Life is an institution aligned with kingship, preserving and creating knowledge in written and pictorial form.
Lesson Summary. The ankh is a symbol originating in ancient Egypt. It is also known as the key of life or key of the Nile and can symbolize both life and life after death. Because of its association with the afterlife, the ankh is often found in burial chambers.
The Coptic church of Egypt inherited the ankh as a form of the Christian cross, symbolizing eternal life through Christ. ( 35) While other vestiges of the old religion slipped away, the ankh took on a new role while retaining its old meaning of life and the promise of eternal life.
The ankh symbol—sometimes referred to as the key of life or the key of the nile—is representative of eternal life in Ancient Egypt. Created by Africans long ago, the ankh is said to be the first--or original--cross.
It was believed that the gods could use the ankh to bring people back to life after death, and it was also used as a symbol of protection and good luck. The ankh was often depicted being held by the gods, who used it to bless the pharaohs and their people.
It is the Hebrew pronunciation of the ancient Egyptian term per-aa, meaning “Big House.” Originally it referred to the royal estate, but came to be used for the king himself, just as we might say “The Palace” or “The White House.” Each king upon his accession was known by five names, which formed his titulary.
The Ankh is an ancient Egyptian mystical symbol used to represent life. It is most commonly seen being held by Ancient Egyptian gods and was given by them to Pharaohs as an assurance that they (the gods) would sustain the Pharaoh's life in the afterlife.
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