2006-09-02 09:55:54 · 11 answers · asked by blackmagick 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
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It 's eguptian hieroglyphics....
2006-09-06 07:59:19 · answer #1 · answered by mortisia2121 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
umm, without an actual question to go on, I'll just ramble...
"heiroglyph"-meaning "sacred carving" is the name given to the form of writing of the Ancient Egyptians. There were several thousands symbols, some representing single sounds ("a, e, i, o, u" etc.), some representing double sounds ("ae, ou, ai" etc), some representing whole words, and some representing ideas.
Scholars wondered for years what the 'sacred writing' meant, until Captain Pierre-Francois Bouchard, in the army of Napoleon Bonaparte, discovered a large black rock with writing in heiroglyphics, demotic Egyptian (common writing), and koine Greek (the language of the Ptolemaic rulers of Egypt).
The Rosetta Stone was fully translated from 1822-1824 by Jean-Francois Champollion, who based his work on the 1814 work of Thomas Young, who worked at the British Museum.
The Ancient Egyptians referred to their writings as "medew-netjer"--"divine words"
This is most likely what you're going to get whenever you ask someone about "heiroglyphics". However, there are several other well known types, such as the Anatolian, Cretan, Mayan, and Mi'kmaq.
2006-09-02 17:32:50 · answer #2 · answered by Alex D. 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
And your question is? Hieroglyphs are a written language used in Ancient Egypt.
2006-09-04 19:16:28 · answer #3 · answered by Nelly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can find hieroglyphic signs and begin translating them thru the book of the dead. not kidding. I have the book and can now translate a helluva lot!
~L~
2006-09-02 21:06:10 · answer #4 · answered by oldskrazy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was going to answer this but Alex D. took the words out of my mouth ... without a solid question we don't know what you are looking for ... next time be more specific.
2006-09-02 18:54:13 · answer #5 · answered by freak369xxx 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes? Most of them are in Kemetic, so even if you can translate them--you'd better know how to translate Kemetic to English.
2006-09-05 18:41:39 · answer #6 · answered by Ana 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ummm yeah i can translate some of them
2006-09-02 17:38:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yup
2006-09-03 16:17:50 · answer #8 · answered by jyd9999 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what about them?
2006-09-02 17:01:00 · answer #9 · answered by stormy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what is the question?
2006-09-02 17:01:00 · answer #10 · answered by JistheRealDeal 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋