Ankh Wedja Seneb

Ankh Wedja Seneb

The Ancient Egyptian phrase ankh, wedja, seneb meaning "life, prosperity, health" is an epithetic formula which often appears after the names of Egyptian kings or references to their household, or at the end of letters. The phrase comprises three hieroglyphs: the triliteral sign for ankh, meaning "life", the biliteral sign wedj, and the alphabetic sign s.

The phrase's true grammatical form is difficult to reconstruct, though Gardiner suggests the symbols may represent verbs in the stative form.

English translations of Egyptian often use the abbreviation "L.P.H." for "Life, Prosperity, Health".

The phrase represents the following Egyptian words-(and their concepts):

1. ankh: "Life"
2. wedja: "to be whole/intact"/"Endurance" (= "Prosperity")
3. seneb: "Health"