Questions tagged [hieroglyphs]
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How much of the surviving ancient Egyptian text has been found? [closed]
It is like oil. Even if we can not say how much oil has not been found yet, we still can have various estimates.
As far I know, the currently available total mass of ancient Egyptian text is about 5 ...
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What do these Egyptian hieroglyphs mean?
I posted this before and it got closed because it's off topic. However, I looked and saw there were other questions on history asking about Hieroglyphs (for example "are there any Egyptian ...
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Where can I find a specific hieroglyphs website?
Almost a year ago I came across to a website that shows hieroglyphs and ancient details of a specific tomb. The website contains pictures of the tomb walls inside, with hieroglyphs, and they had ...
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Was the symbol post-classical Mayans used to represent zero really derived from a depiction of a turtle shell?
The Wikipedia page on Mayan numerals mentions the symbol for zero is an upside down turtle shell. It is not clear from the symbol itself that it is a turtle shell, and I'm not able to find any source ...
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What are the most recommended non-biased books on Egyptian History
I am new to Egyptology, what are the most recommended non-biased books on Egyptian History, Hieroglyphs, mythology, etc... that are not biased and written by experts in the field?
By non biased, I ...
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Are there any Egyptian hieroglyphs representing four sounds?
Based on current literature describing the Egyptian language such as Hoch (1994), Allen (2013) and Selden (2015), it adds to my understanding that egyptians developed written phonograms which could ...
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What do historians infer about the world view of the ancient Egyptians based on the prophecy of Neferty?
Here are some excerpts of Neferty's prophecy
Papyrus Hermitage 1116B, lines 17- to 21
Utterly destroyed are those times of happiness at those basin lakes,
with men set to slitting fish, ...
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Could Egyptian hieroglyphs accurately record conversational day-to-day discussion?
Whenever I see Hieroglyphs reproduced and read the translation provided it always strikes me that the text appears very stilted and un-natural.
Could hieroglyphs be used to transcribe a normal ...
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