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The anaglyph was peculiar to the Egyptian priests; the hieroglyph generally known to the well educated.
THE CAXTONS, COMPLETEEDWARD BULWER-LYTTON
The signs are, of course, later than the picture-writing of the hieroglyph, and also later than the linear script suited to stone.
SUMERIAN HYMNSFREDERICK AUGUSTUS VANDERBURGH
The only new hieroglyph is the pylon, rendered An in the cartouche.
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Concerning the interpretation of these emblems, see Joan Pierii Hieroglyph.
The figure of an obelisk is often used as a hieroglyph, and is generally represented standing on a low base.
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The second hieroglyph is a lion couchant, and stands for l, because that letter is the first in labu, the Egyptian name of lion.
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Champollion further announced that the phonetic hieroglyph stood for the initial letter of the name of the object represented.
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Phonetic hieroglyphs, wherein each hieroglyph represents a sound, and is therefore called a phonetic.
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Here it stands for Horus, and the entire hieroglyph (ha, hor) rendered Hathor, means “the abode of Horus.”
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A sort of hieroglyph or rude writing is scratched upon them, and they are used to convey messages from one place to another.
THE LAST VOYAGELADY (ANNIE ALLNUTT) BRASSEY
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