Hieroglyphs

Ancient Egyptian writing system.

Egyptian hieroglyphs

Hieroglyphs are a system of writing used in ancient Egypt, combining logographic and alphabetic elements.

/ˈhaɪrəˌɡlɪf/

The word 'hieroglyph' comes from the Greek words hieros ('sacred') and glypho ('to carve').

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demotic script hieratic script

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Egyptian language ancient Egyptian culture

ancient civilization writing system