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Did the Sumerians and ancient Egyptians write in hieroglyphics?
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∙ 11y ago
yes the egyptians used hieroglyphics but im not sure about the sumerians.
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Why do you think the inventions of hieroglyphics and cuneiform were important achievements of the Egyptians and Sumerians?
Hieroglyphs were formed as the basic writing system of Anceint Egypt. Ancient Egyptians used pictures that stood for dissimilar letters and they were carved on burial equipments, on the walls of temples and tombs, on pieces of Egyptian jewelry and on false doors.Hieroglyphics are picture characters of ancient Egyptian script writing. They were created as an artistic representation of an esoteric ideaThe Egyptians originally created hieroglyphics to keep important records. They inscribed hieroglyphics on temples to tell the Egyptian culture.
What tools did the sumerians use to write?
The Sumerians used the reed stylus to write. Unlike nowadays we use pen or pencils.
Why did few sumerians learn to write often?
scribes
Who in Sumerian society learned to write?
there are lots of people. But, only sumerians are able to write.
Did the Sumerians believe that priests represented the gods?
no, but they believed hat they were closer to the gods so some of the time they would make priests write letters to the gods. Like in Ancient China, writings were important because the priests wrote letters to the gods, getting this idea from the Sumerians. Also, priests in Ancient China also used oracle bone. Some people say that oracle bones were from Ancient Sumer and they traded them with china.
Was it hard to write in hieroglyphics for a pharaoh?
Hieroglyphics were the Ancient Egyptian's system of writing, like we have the alphabet, so a Pharaoh wouldn't have had a problem writing in hieroglyphics, as these were the symbols that the Ancient Egyptians had learnt to write with.
Do Egyptians use hieroglyphics today?
No, modern Egyptians speak and write Arabic using the Arabic script.
How did ancient Egyptians write?
Egyptians wrote using ink on papyrus sheets. They also wrote by carving hieroglyphics into stone.
How were hieroglyphics used in ancient eygpt?
Hieroglyphics were used to communicate and to write down records. For example when the egyptians went to trade they wrote down taxes.
Do modern Egyptians still write in hieroglyphics?
Modern Egyptians speak and write Arabic.
How did the Egyptians write in hieroglyphics?
carved it into walls?
How did Egyptians write in hieroglyphics?
carved it into walls?
What was the name of the Egyptians writing?
A scribe was an ancient Egyptian that was specially trained to read and write.Royalty and priests were also trained to read and write.
What is hieroglyphic writing and where was it used?
Hieroglyphics are a form of symbols that the ancient Egyptians use to write with. Most of it is to be found carved into the buildings that they left behind.
How do egyptians write hieroglyphics?
go to a translator on Google then you can translate anything!
What did the Ancient Egypt write about?
Picture based writing called hieroglyphics's.
How can you say the red pyramid in hieroglyphics?
Hieroglyphics is a writing system, not a language. You can ask how to write this in hieroglyphics or how to say this in Ancient Egyptian.
