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Hieroglyphs and Other Egyptian Writing Systems

Translating hieroglyphs into English and English into Egyptian symbols.
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Pictures of the Rosetta Stone
Pictures of the Rosetta Stone.

Shabako Stone
Glossary entry on the Shabako stone.

Maya Codex
A codex is a manuscript and there are three or four handwritten by the Maya from before colonization by Spain.

Maya Hieroglyphs
The Maya used a system of writing that is called hieroglyphs because, like Egyptian hieroglyphs, it uses pictures.

Rosetta Stone
The decipherment of the Rosetta Stone.

Hieroglyphics
Hieroglyphic is really the adjectival form of the word hieroglyph.

Cartouche - Egyptian Cartouche or Shenu
The cartouches on the Rosetta Stone marked certain symbols as important.

Hieroglyphic Hieroglyphs
When is it appropriate to say hieroglyphs to describe Egyptian writing, and when should you say hieroglyphic?

Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Short article explaining the use of vowel-free hieroglyphs, demotic script, hieratic, and the deciphering of the Rosetta Stone.

Nom en hieroglyphes
Write your name phonetically, so Serge Rosmorduc can show you how it would look in hieroglyphs.

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