explaining something with out words basically drawing a picture!
- Nikki Gallagher
Hierogylphics were found on ancient Egyptian tombs as far back as c. 3200-3000 BCE. In 1798 CE Napoleon Bonaparte went to Egypt and this excited many to try to learn the secrets of this writing.
The standard sign meaning pyramid is simply the drawing of a pyramid set on a foundation - but made rather taller and narrower than a genuine pyramid. This sign is pronounced mr - vowels were not written so we can never know how it was said.Sometimes the word mr is spelled out in sound-signs: a vertical chisel, an owl and a mouth; the chisel has the sound value mr, the owl is m and the mouth is r - the second two simply confirm the value of the first, since a chisel can also have the value 3b. These signs are followed by the hieroglyph for pyramid as a "determinative" to clarify the meaning, since there are other words with the consonants mr.The plural (pyramids) is formed by adding three short vertical strokes after these signs - the plural sound value would then be mrw.
alot of things were found in king tuts tomb such as : Gold Mask, a golden throne, couches, royal robes, a golden shrine, perfume vases, necklaces, golden pendant, caskets, a chest, stools, chairs, weapons, chariots, stautes, sandals, whips, bows, gloves, fruit baskets, paintings, games, model boats, and figurines