hieroglyphic
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Think of each as equivalent to a hieroglyphic image.
From Science Magazine • May 7, 2024
A math lesson, for instance, might feature hieroglyphic numerals.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 2023
"In this Mayan site, it is rare to find hieroglyphic writing, let alone a complete text," said Francisco Perez, one of the archaeologists coordinating the investigations in the Chichanchob complex, also called Casa Colorada.
From Reuters • Apr. 11, 2023
Beside the "beautifully and accurately carved" sphinx, archaeologists also found a Roman-era stone slab with demotic and hieroglyphic inscriptions.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2023
Someday, they decided, they would do it all over in hieroglyphics, when they’d found time to finish their hieroglyphic alphabet, but for the present it was just written in English.
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
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