Papyrus Manuscript of Homer | |
In the British Museum. First century B.C. | |
Rosetta Stone Illustration | |
Illustration of the Rosetta stone. An ancient Egyptian artifact. The Rosetta Stone is a series of multilingual stele for Ptolemy III, IV, V that allowed linguists to begin the process of hieroglyph decipherment. | |
Egypt | |
Other modes of writing the name of Egypt. | |
Khemi | |
The name of Egypt was Khemi and it is written by the hieroglyphic of a crocodile`s tail. | |
The Temple of the Land of Pselk | |
Hieroglyph of the temple of the land of pselk. | |
Ancient Egyptian Scribe | |
Illustration of an ancient Egyptian scribe. | |
Cartouches of Shishak | |
Illustration of the cartouches of Shishak. A cartouche is an oblong enclosure with a horizontal line at one end, indicating that the text enclosed is a royal name | |
Hieroglyph of Shishak | |
Illustration of the hieroglyph of Shishak. | |
Hieroglyphic Cartouch of Tirhakah | |
Illustration of the hieroglyphic cartouch of Tirhakah, king of Ethiopia. | |
Hieroglyphic of Vineyard | |
Figurative hieroglyphic signifying vineyard. |