Definition of «hieroglyphic writing»

Hieroglyphic writing refers to a system of ancient Egyptian writing that used pictures and symbols to represent words or sounds. Instead of using letters like we do, they used images to communicate messages. These hieroglyphs were often seen carved on walls or written on papyrus scrolls and can help us understand the language and culture of the ancient Egyptians.

Sentences with «hieroglyphic writing»

Discovering Ancient Egypt pharaohs, pyramids, temples, mummification, Egyptian gods hieroglyphic write your name in hieroglyphs Hieroglyphic Typewriter. (blog.feedspot.com)
Archaeologists from Yale University and the Royal museums of art and history, Belgium have discovered ancient Egyptian rock inscriptions that can tell when a system of hieroglyphic writing began to attract broad layers of Egyptian society. (micetimes.asia)
Hebrew speakers seeking a way to communicate in writing with other Egyptian Jews simplified the pharaohs» complex hieroglyphic writing system into 22 alphabetic letters, Petrovich proposed on November 17 at the annual meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research. (sciencenews.org)
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