Hieroglyphics

This is a guide through the complexity of the Egyptians' written language, hieroglyphs, which use symbols or pictures to represent not only words, but also concepts and sounds. The author discusses hypotheses about the development, function, and translation of hieroglyphs.

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Unique among the seven wonders of the world in having survived the ravages of time, the pyramids of Giza stand as a testimony to the culture of the Nile Valley between the 4th and 3rd millenniums BCE. Here, Alberto Siliotti offers a guide through the complexity of the Egyptians' written language, hieroglyphs. Hieroglyphs are a form of communication unique to Egpyt, using symbols or pictures to represent not only words, but also concepts and sounds. Siliotti discusses hypotheses about the development, function, and translation of hieroglyphs.