The Ancient Egyptians worshipped many gods and goddesses who have their own individual symbolisms and meanings. When it comes to Egyptian god tattoos the question is do you want to know if you should tattoo a god on yourself to display what they symbolise or would you like to incorporate one of these gods into a Egyptian tattoo design?

Most artists combine gods and symbols to suit the message that you are going for but what I have done is put some of the common gods names below with their...

The Ankh for the Egyptians was a symbol for life and is the most recognised symbol of Ancient Egypt. It is argued that the ankh is associated with the Egyptian glyph of magical protection (sa) but there are many theories that are being thrown about such as the loop symbolising the rising of the sun, or another one is the loop is a cartouche  which would have the pharoahs name in it.

The ankh has been depicted in tombs often as a symbol which passes life onto someone else or helps them pass...

Hieroglyphs where a form or writing for the Ancient Egyptians and there were 2 forms with one being an alphabetic system and the other being a picture system. Most people want to be able to have meaning behind their tattoo and link symbols, pictures or/& text for a specific meaning.

If you want to be able to translate something into Egyptian hieroglyphs then I recommend using this translator tool http://www.eyelid.co.uk/e-name.htm.

In Ancient Egypt the status of the cat rose from being a sacred animal to being the most esteemed deities of allcreatures. It is believed that originally the wild cats would hunt snakes and vermin in Egyptian villages which was a blessing for the people so they in return would leave out scraps and food to encourage the cats to enter their villages.

The cat was a symbol of fertility and motherhood and is depicted in the book of the dead as the defeator of the evil Apep. It also symbol...