For many reasons. The main one being that they could be written on stone.
Heiroglyphics
ancient writing, the egyptians used heiroglyphics on the walls of the pyramids.
Heiroglyphics
The writing was called Heiroglyphics. Heiroglyphics were pictures and symbols for letters. The meaning of Heiroglyphics were found because of the Rosetta Stone. The Rosetta Stone had the Egyptian alphabet and the translation of it in greek. Since scientists had already decoded greek language, they were able to decode heiroglyphics.
Heiroglyphics
They used ink from different plants and sometimes even blood. They wrote in their ancient language called 'Ntrr Heru" Heiroglyphics were used mostly for special things such as tombs and scrolls.
Well, we will never know what they called it, but now we call them Heirogylphs or Heiroglyphics.
Heiroglyphics usually refers to the alphabet used by the Egyptians.
ancient Egyptians used lyre
Heiroglyphics :)
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ancient egyptians used animal fat.