Hieroglyphs were in widespread use in Egypt by 4000 BCE, but no one knows who first came up with the idea.
Hieroglyphics.
Egyptians hieroglyphics are picture letters
Hieroglyphics
Because they thought comparing what they write to what they might see everyday was a good idea. All writing in the modern sense derives from a picture script of one kind or another. Hieroglyphics was the Egyptian route,
hieroglyphics
they are called called hieroglyphics.
Jean-François Champollion used the Rosetta stone to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics.
Hieroglyphics were made to show a sound.https://discoveringegypt.com/egyptian-hieroglyphic-writing/egyptian-hieroglyphic-alphabet/
They are called Egyptian hieroglyphics in modern times. In ancient times, they were called "words of the gods"
Today, hieroglyphics are only used as decorations, particularly to convey an Egyptian theme.
The correct spelling is "hieroglyphics" (ancient Egyptian pictographs).
Both Egypt and Sumeria used hieroglyphics