Category Archives: Ancient Egyptian Writing
What is hieroglyphic writing?
HIEROGLYPHIC WRITING IS A KIND OF ANCIENT EGYPTIAN WRITING IN WHICH PICTURE CHARACTERS STAND FOR OBJECTS, WORDS, AND SOUNDS. Several thousand years ago the Egyptians wrote a kind of writing called “hieroglyphic” (pronounced hy er oh GLIF ik), from two Greek nwords meaning “sacred carving.” At first glance hieroglyphic writing looks like picture writing. There …
