hieroglyph
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- noun
- /ˈhaɪəroʊˌɡlɪf/
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- Here on the final slide is an example of a more cursive form of hieroglyphs, probably from the reign of the great Pharaoh Ramses ll.
- Egyptian hieroglyphs
For example, the letter M in Egyptian hieroglyphs as an owl, right?
- For example, the letter M in Egyptian hieroglyphs as an owl, right?
- The oldest and most beautiful form of it is hieroglyphs, and that's what we have here now.
- No ancient books of hieroglyphs were consulted.
- The sacred writing is of course, the hieroglyphs and it's referred to as writing of the words of the gods.
- But they found all kinds of examples of funerary glyphs or hieroglyphs in his in his necropolis that show him.
Examples
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He had spent his whole life exploring the Middle East, a man familiar with the mysterious inscriptions and hieroglyphs of the pharaohs, and what they might reveal about the biblical stories.
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The upper surface was covered in hieroglyphs similar to those in the outer chamber.
Fiction book (1999) -
So that is what the hieroglyphs are all about?
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These hieroglyphs are all the same.
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The hieroglyphs are definitely New Kingdom.
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Only a few dozen people could read the hieroglyphs.
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The Egyptian hieroglyphs were a pictographic form of writing.
Academic text (2007) -
His fingers trace across the wall, which is covered with symbols and strange hieroglyphs, as he deciphers.
Fiction book (1997) -
The stone proved the key to unlocking the lost language of Egyptian hieroglyphs and revolutionizing the study of ancient Egypt.
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The archaeologists discovered a hieroglyph that depicted a pharaoh surrounded by various gods.
Synonyms
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A written sign such as a letter or number
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A mark, like a letter, that stands for something
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A carved or written sign that stands for something in writing
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A simple picture that shows a word, idea or object on signs and maps
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A written symbol that shows a whole idea or thing, not the word's sound
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A written symbol that stands for a whole word or phrase
A written mark, like a letter, that stands for a sound or idea
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word hieroglyph comes from the Greek parts hieros meaning 'sacred' and glyphe meaning 'carving' or 'mark'. So a hieroglyph was originally a 'sacred carving' used as picture-writing in ancient Egypt, which is why today it means a picture symbol used in writing.