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The ancient Egyptians created hieroglyphics as the first written language in the region, depicting concepts with signs that suggested their physical form. Such forms are known as pictographic scripts, and were used distinctly from mere artwork beginning around 6600 BC.

The hieroglyphic language had over 700 characters.

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That was their way of written communication. It is like our alphabet. A picture represents a letter. There are pictures (symbols i should say) that represent words.

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