Egyptian hieroglyphs

("Hieroglyphics" redirects here. For other uses, see Hieroglyph (disambiguation).) Egyptian hieroglyphs (/ˈhaɪərəˌɡlɪf, -roʊ-/ HY-ro-GLIF; Egyptian: mdw·w-nṯr, "god's words") were a formal writing system used by the ancient Egyptians that combined logographic and alphabetic elements. Egyptians used cursive hieroglyphs for religious literature on papyrus and wood. Hieroglyphs are related to two other Egyptian scripts, hieratic and demotic. Early hieroglyphs date back to somewhere between 3,400 and 3,200 BCE, and continued to be used up until about 400 CE, when non-Christian temples were closed and their monumental use was no longer necessary.

Egyptian hieroglyphs

("Hieroglyphics" redirects here. For other uses, see Hieroglyph (disambiguation).) Egyptian hieroglyphs (/ˈhaɪərəˌɡlɪf, -roʊ-/ HY-ro-GLIF; Egyptian: mdw·w-nṯr, "god's words") were a formal writing system used by the ancient Egyptians that combined logographic and alphabetic elements. Egyptians used cursive hieroglyphs for religious literature on papyrus and wood. Hieroglyphs are related to two other Egyptian scripts, hieratic and demotic. Early hieroglyphs date back to somewhere between 3,400 and 3,200 BCE, and continued to be used up until about 400 CE, when non-Christian temples were closed and their monumental use was no longer necessary.