hieroglyphs

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Bearing inscriptions of the same text in Hieroglyphs, Demotic and Ancient Greek, it was used by Frenchman Jean-Francois Champollion to decipher Hieroglyphs from 1822, opening up understanding of ancient Egyptian language and culture.

From Reuters • Oct. 5, 2022

Hieroglyphs from tombs dating back 2,600 years show a man kneeling in front of a row of hives with his hands outstretched in praise.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2021

Hieroglyphs established it as that of Meresankh III, daughter of fourth dynasty Prince Kawab and Hetepheres II, granddaughter of the Great Pyramid builder Cheops.

From The Guardian • Apr. 15, 2020

Hieroglyphs are painted on a bright yellow ground inside the sarcophagus, although the mummified body of the princess was removed sometime before it reached France — and TEFAF.

From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2016

Hieroglyphs are the pictures that are used to turn our thoughts into writing.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman