Letters stand for sounds just as hieroglyphic symbols stand for sounds. ... It had 600 symbols, rather than the 26 in our alphabet. It could be written horizontally or vertically, left to right or right to left.
It is similar to our writing because it consists of the same uses and the style!
The system of writing that contained over 2000 characters that was unique to the Egyptians is referred to as hieroglyphics. The Egyptians even had a form of hieroglyphs, that are similar in function to our cursive writing, that were used for religious ceremonies.
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A similar writing system to hieroglyphics is cuneiform, ancient Sumerian writing, but they didn't use characters and symbols like the Egyptians. They pressed reeds into clay tablets, creating wedges.
Because that was the writing system that they invented.
they are called called hieroglyphics.
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