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Egyptian hieroglyphs

language culture Maturity 7-9

Long ago, people in Egypt used art to write. They drew birds and plants. These pictures told stories. It was a special way to talk.

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File:Ägyptisches Museum Berlin 057.jpg
Ägyptisches Museum Berlin 057.jpg
File:Design of the Abydos token glyphs dated to 3400-3200 BCE.jpg
Design of the Abydos token glyphs dated...
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Peribsen2.JPG
File:Artist's Scaled Drawing of Hieroglyphs.jpg
Artist's Scaled Drawing of Hieroglyphs.jpg
File:Paris, Bnf man Arabe 6805 fol. 92v-93v Shawq al-Mustaham Attempted translation of hieroglyphs.jpg
Paris, Bnf man Arabe 6805 fol. 92v-93v...
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rosetta stone.jpg
File:Acta Eruditorum - I geroglifici, 1714 – BEIC 13384397.jpg
Acta Eruditorum - I geroglifici, 1714 –...
File:Egypt Hieroglyphe4.jpg
Egypt Hieroglyphe4.jpg
File:Latin small letter egyptological Alef.svg
Latin small letter egyptological Alef.svg
File:Amada ( 110 miles south of Aswan, left bank ). Temple founded by Tuthmosis III.jpg
Amada ( 110 miles south of Aswan, left...
File:Comparative evolution of Cuneiform, Egyptian and Chinese characters.svg
Comparative evolution of Cuneiform,...
File:Extract from the Tale of the Two Brothers.jpg
Extract from the Tale of the Two Brothers.jpg

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