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A sacred character; a character in picture writing, as of the ancient Egyptians, Mexicans, etc. Specifically, in the plural, the picture writing of the ancient Egyptian priests. It is made up of three, or, as some say, four classes of characters: first, the hieroglyphic proper, or figurative, in which the representation of the object conveys the idea of the object itself; second, the ideographic, consisting of symbols representing ideas, not sounds, as an ostrich feather is a symbol of truth; third, the phonetic, consisting of symbols employed as syllables of a word, or as letters of the alphabet, having a certain sound, as a hawk represented the vowel a., Any character or figure which has, or is supposed to have, a hidden or mysterious significance; hence, any unintelligible or illegible character or mark., Alt. of Hieroglyphical
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How did the Rosetta help us understand hieroglyphics?
It had the same writing in 3 different languages and one was Greek and so the translated the Greek words to the hieroglyphic pictures and cracked the code. wich now makes us understand heiroglyphics today :)
What does the hand mean in hieroglyphics?
There are more than 200 different hieroglyphic characters that include a hand or hands. Each has a different meaning.
What is an Egyptian hieroglyphic writer called?
A scribe is an Egyptian hieroglyphic writer.
Who developed a hieroglyphic system of writing?
The Egyptians developed a hieroglyphic writing system.
What is the entire hieroglyphic alphabet?
There is no such thing as a hieroglyphic alphabet. The Egyptians used about 700 hieroglyphs to represent the sounds and meaning of their language.See http://www.egyptianhieroglyphs.net/gardiners-sign-list/
Who discovered how to read and understand Hieroglyphic writing?
Rosetta Stone discovered how to read and understand Hieroglyphic writing.
What affects did hieroglyphic writing have on Egypt?
Egypts hieroglyphic writing wasn't used anymore because other people from other countries didn't understand it well .
What is ankh in Arabic?
The ankh , also known as breath of life, the key of the Nile (Latin meaning "cross with a handle"), was the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic character that read "life', but it has no specific meaning in Arabic other than to refer to this Ancient Egyptian word.
What does the Egyptian eye inside of a cross mean?
That is an Ankh, 'key of life', 'the key of the Nile', 'crux ansata') and it was the Egyptian hieroglyphic character that read "eternal life".
What is heroglapik?
Did you mean hieroglyphic? Relating to a system of writing, such as that of ancient Egypt, in which pictorial symbols are used to represent meaning or sounds or a combination of meaning and sound.
How did the Rosetta help us understand hieroglyphics?
It had the same writing in 3 different languages and one was Greek and so the translated the Greek words to the hieroglyphic pictures and cracked the code. wich now makes us understand heiroglyphics today :)
What does the hand mean in hieroglyphics?
There are more than 200 different hieroglyphic characters that include a hand or hands. Each has a different meaning.
Where is the fourth hieroglyphic in build a bear ville?
the fourth hieroglyphic is in the run for the stuffing game
Hieroglyphic means sacred engraved writing?
"Hieroglyphic" means sacred engraved writing.
What is an Egyptian hieroglyphic writer called?
A scribe is an Egyptian hieroglyphic writer.
What do you call the picture symbols used by the ancient egyptians representing numerals?
hieroglyphic. Egyptian hieroglyphic
What is the definition of capiche?
Slang meaning "Do you understand "? (from the Italian capisce meaning know or understand).
