cause they wanted to be different.
Beginning in 3500 BC, writing systems began in ancient civilizations such as Egypt. Egyptians would write their hieroglyphic script on papyrus paper.Ê
The ankh was the hieroglyphic for 'life.' Look for it at the links below.
* those would be called hyrogliphics * Hieroglyphic * Hiertic * Demotic
As far as we know, the first hieroglyphic writing system started in ancient Egypt.
The cuneiform - Sumer. The hieroglyphic writing - Ancient Egypt.
in ancient egypt its spelled uoy kcuf
A person who could write in Ancient Egypt was called a scribe. I'm not kidding you.- WikiAnswers.com
Ancient Egyptian had far more than just two writing systems: Hieratic, Hieroglyphic, Demotic and then Coptic.
To write "Egypt" in hieroglyphics, you would use the symbols for the sounds "i-ji-pi-ti." The hieroglyphic symbols would be a reed leaf, a vulture, a quail chick, and a loaf of bread.
Hieratic was a writing system that developed alongside and is closely related to the hieroglyphic system. It allowed scribes to quickly write with a brush and ink on papyrus. It was used in cases where using hieroglyphics would be impractical or unnecessary.
hieroglyphic.
In ancient Egypt only the scribes learnt to read and write!