Hieroglyph
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Definition:
Hieroglyph is the term we use for the sacred picture writing of the Egyptians. Egyptians also wrote in a cursive Egyptian script known as demotic. Hieroglyphic writing was deciphered by means of the Rosetta Stone on which the same information was repeated in Greek, hieroglyphic, and demotic writing.
Hieroglyphic is really the adjectival form of the word hieroglyph.
Also Known As:
Hieroglyphic writing, hieroglyphic
Common Misspellings:
heiroglyph
Related Resources:
Ancient Writing: Epigraphy | Papyrology
Elsewhere on the Web:
Learning Egyptian Hieroglyphs
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