Ibis heb	The sacred ibis, Threshkiornis aethiopicus, appears in Egyptian art depicting river and marsh scenes as well as in symbolic works as the bird identified with Thoth, the god of the moon and patron of scribes and writing. Thoth was often portrayed with the head of an ibis and in some cases the bird itself was used to represent him.
Isis Knot tiet	The origin of the Isis knot is unknown but it was perhaps a variant of the ankh symbol. Indeed it is often translated as "life" or "welfare". The sign is used decoratively in combination with the ankh, djed and later the was scepter. The tiet came to be connected with Isis, perhaps because of its association with the djed pillar. The two symbols were used to allude to Osiris and Isis and the binary nature of life itself.

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