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
The Egyptians also developed a simplified version of this hieroglyphic script known as hieratic, which they often employed for more mundane purposes such as recordkeeping and issuing receipts in commercial transactions.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
"It is rare to find hieroglyphic writing at this Maya site, and even rarer to find a complete text. This hasn't happened in 11 years," archaeologist Francisco Pérez Ruiz explained.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2023
In roughly the same positions in the hieroglyphic text is a set of symbols surrounded by an oval or cartouche.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
His images conjure illuminated manuscripts, textiles, hieroglyphics, board games, musical scores, and tribal and children’s art, while echoing the structures of animals, crystals, plants and cells.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Much like the Rosetta Stone helped scientists interpret ancient hieroglyphics, V1298 Tau provides a key reference for understanding how the galaxy's most common planets take shape.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 31, 2026
There’s all these hieroglyphics all over it, so I don’t know where to read.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2023
Her study topics included the hieroglyphics of ancient Egypt, she told us, not current affairs.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2023
And a series of holographic hieroglyphics danced across the air.
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
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