HIEROGLYPHS

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WHAT ARE HIEROGLYPHS?
• Hieroglyph, a character used in a system of pictorial writing, particularly
that form used on ancient Egyptian monuments. Hieroglyphic symbols
may represent the objects that they depict but usually stand for particular
sounds or groups of sounds. Hieroglyph, meaning “sacred carving,” is a
Greek translation of the Egyptian phrase “the god’s words,” which was
used at the time of the early Greek contacts with Egypt to distinguish the
older hieroglyphs from the handwriting of the day
ARE HIEROGLYPHS
SACRED?
• Like cuneiform, Egyptian hieroglyphs were used for record-keeping, but
also for monumental display dedicated to royalty and deities. The word
hieroglyph comes from the Greek hieros 'sacred' and gluptien 'carved in
stone'. sacred carving,” is a Greek translation of the Egyptian phrase “the
god's words,” which was used at the time of the early Greek contacts with
Egypt to distinguish the older hieroglyphs from the handwriting of the day
(demotic).
ARE HIEROGLYPHS
PICTOGRAMS?
• Answer: Is that pictogram is a picture that represents a word
or an idea by illustration while hieroglyphic is (chiefly|in the
plural) a writing system of ancient egypt, minoans, maya and
other civilizations, using pictorial symbols to represent
individual sounds as a rebus.
ARE HIEROGLPHS
IDEOGRAMES?
• Egyptian hieroglyphs were the formal writing system used in Ancient
Egypt for writing the Egyptian language. Hieroglyphs combined
logographic, syllabicEgyptian hieroglyphs were the formal writing system
used in Ancient Egypt for writing the Egyptian language. Hieroglyphs
combined logographic, syllabic
ARE HIEROGLYPHS LETTER
OR WORD?
• Hieroglyphics are not considered an alphabet in the traditional sense.
Instead, they are a system of writing that uses pictorial symbols to
represent objects and sounds.Hieroglyphics are not considered an
alphabet in the traditional sense. Instead, they are a system of writing that
uses pictorial symbols to represent objects and sounds