Rod-and-ring symbol

Scepter, throne, and ring: Enuma Elish

Symbols that appear similar

• The Egyptian Shen ring has an identical resemblance.
• The Greek goddess Nike uses a different type of investiture symbol for the victor in the sporting races, a wreath of laurel, or a wreath of olive branches, but she is depicted with a ring, a rigid circle.
• The Faravahar, the symbol of Zoroastrianism, also holds a ring.
• The Egyptian Ankh has a vaguely similar form but is used in very different contexts.
• At the 6th century B.C.E. archaeological site of Cancho Roano, located near Zalamea de la Serena, Badajoz, Spain, a large feature in the shape of the rod and ring symbol was modeled into the floor of the innermost chamber of a Tartessian temple.
• This symbol also bears a resemblance to an ancient rune called a Thurisaz or thorn, which means "frost giant" or "giant".