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Papyrus Manuscript of Homer |
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| In the British Museum. First century B.C. | |
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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. | |
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Egypt |
| Other modes of writing the name of Egypt. | |
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Khemi |
| The name of Egypt was Khemi and it is written by the hieroglyphic of a crocodile`s tail. | |
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The Temple of the Land of Pselk |
| Hieroglyph of the temple of the land of pselk. | |
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Ancient Egyptian Scribe |
| Illustration of an ancient Egyptian scribe. | |
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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 | |
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Hieroglyph of Shishak |
| Illustration of the hieroglyph of Shishak. | |
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Hieroglyphic Cartouch of Tirhakah |
| Illustration of the hieroglyphic cartouch of Tirhakah, king of Ethiopia. | |
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Hieroglyphic of Vineyard |
| Figurative hieroglyphic signifying vineyard. |