The symbols they used were called hieroglyphs, which comes from a Greek word meaning ‘sacred carving’. The ancient Egyptians believed that hieroglyphs had been invented by the gods.
Dr Fraser said its hieroglyphics date to about 600BC and show that it was built for a woman named Mer-Neith-it-es, who was either a priestess or a worshipper. Computed tomography (CT) scans and an ...
The connection between hieroglyphics and emoji – systems of communication separated by thousands of years – is the subject of an intriguing new exhibition at the Israel Museum. The curators ...
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