hieroglyph
noun
hi·ero·glyph
ˈhī-(ə-)rə-ˌglif 
1
: a character used in a system of hieroglyphic writing
2
: something that resembles a hieroglyph
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Eventually, Proto-Sinaitic script, which transformed some hieroglyphs into alphabetic letters, emerged in the Sinai Peninsula around 1900 B.C.E.
Scholars have long thought that this was when the alphabet was invented, as Schwartz says in a statement.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
The entrance was decorated with reliefs and hieroglyphs depicting Repyt; a door frame on the opposite side depicts the fertility god Min alongside two rarely shown decans, or stars that measure the passage of time at night, as well as a falcon and ibis heads.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 27 Nov. 2024
One comic artist tells a story through shadows behind the curtains of a window; another, with hieroglyphs the reader must decipher with the help of a legend.
—Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 9 Oct. 2024
One of the most intriguing discoveries was a bronze sword engraved with the cartouche of Ramses, or hieroglyphs arranged in an oval representing his name.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Sep. 2024
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
The entrance was decorated with reliefs and hieroglyphs depicting Repyt; a door frame on the opposite side depicts the fertility god Min alongside two rarely shown decans, or stars that measure the passage of time at night, as well as a falcon and ibis heads.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 27 Nov. 2024
One comic artist tells a story through shadows behind the curtains of a window; another, with hieroglyphs the reader must decipher with the help of a legend.
—Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 9 Oct. 2024
One of the most intriguing discoveries was a bronze sword engraved with the cartouche of Ramses, or hieroglyphs arranged in an oval representing his name.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Hieroglyph.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hieroglyph. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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hieroglyph
noun
hi·ero·glyph
ˈhī-(ə-)rə-ˌglif
: a character used in hieroglyphic writing
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