1. The Art of Hieroglyphics

2. History HIEROGLYPHS are pictures that were used to write the ancient Egyptian Language Egyptians believed that God “Thoth” discovered hieroglyphics..Hieroglyphics came from “Hiero” meaning holy and “Glyphic” meaning inscriptions. Archaeologists discovered beautiful hieroglyphic writing on the walls of ancient Egyptian pyramids and tombs. language

3. The Alphabet Hieroglyphics “Alphabet” had 24 “letters” +700 phonetic symbols. Each Symbol represented a thing and a letter

4. How to Read Hieroglyphic writing It was written in rows or columns _ It was read from left to right or from right to left. _ It was read from top to bottom. _Human or animal figures always face towards the beginning of the line.

5. Some Examples 1 is shown by a single stroke. 10 is shown by a drawing of a hobble for cattle. 100 is represented by a coil of rope. 1,000 is a drawing of a lotus plant. 10,000 is represented by a finger. 100,000 by a tadpole or frog 1,000,000 is the figure of a god with arms raised above his head.

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