Ancient Communications: Hieroglyphics

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Welcome to my Hieroglyphics website!

In this website you will learn about the ancient Egyptian way of communicating with writing. This form of writing is most commonly known as hieroglyphics.

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Just To Let You Know:

The dictionary definition of hieroglyphics is 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. Many people often confuse hieroglyphics with hieroglyphs. Hieroglyphs make up hieroglyphics. Like letters make up words.

A small statue of an Egyptian scribe. http://www.artchive.com/artchive/
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