Egyptians developed hieroglyphic writing around 3400 BC, and it was used until around 396 AD. Hieroglyphics could represent sounds or symbols and included images like the Eye of Horus. The Rosetta Stone, discovered in 1799, helped scholars decipher hieroglyphics because it included three translations of the same text in hieroglyphic, demotic, and Greek. Scribes were the only people trained to read and write hieroglyphics, keeping government records and writing letters.

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2. Hieroglyphics Eye of Horus Fraction System Writing Tools Egyptian Writing Tools Writing Cartouche Rosetta Stone How They Solved Hieroglyphics Scribes Bibliography

3. Egyptians believed the God Thoth discovered Hieroglyphics. Hieroglyphics came from “Hiero” meaning sacred and “Glyphic” meaning inscriptions. 3,400 BC was dated for the earliest known example of writing. 396 AD was dated the latest inscription of writing.

4. Eye of Horus is represented as the falcon-headed god. Was an important god in Egyptian Legend Was a powerful symbol used to protect from evil. Eye of Horus represents a human eye with the cheek markings of a falcon.

5. The Eye of Horus fraction system was based on the Eye of Horus symbol. Fractions are created by combining sections of the Eye of Horus. Each section has a different value.

6. Egyptians used paper (papyrus) to write on which was made of marsh plant called papyrus reed. School boys used broken pieces of pottery because it was cheaper than papyrus. Egyptians used pigment powder, made from a plant to make ink and paint when mixed with water. This is a picture of three pen cases.

7. Egyptian numbering system was based of units of TEN They did not use numbers they used pictures The higher numbered values were always written in front of smaller numbers.

8. Ancient Egyptian writing uses more than 2,000 hieroglyphic. Hieroglyphics could represent the sound of the object. A modern type of hieroglyphic writings would be a rebus. Rebus is a picture puzzle that can be solved by sounding it out.

9. Cartouche was a place to hold the name of a pharaoh. In the fourth dynasty the two most important pharaoh names were put into the cartouche They put their first name (nomen) and their throne name (prenomen) in to the cartouches. Cartouche represents everything is encircled by then sun. Was also a protective symbol to the king. This is a picture of the cartouche of Tutankhamen.

10. Rosetta stone is an Ancient Egyptian Aritfact Made up of three translations of single passages. Written in two different Egyptian languages (hieroglyphic and domestic) It was created in 196 BC discovered by the French in 1799 at Rosetta. This is a picture of the Rosetta Stone

11. Scribes are men that learn how to write hieroglyphics and hieratic. Where the only people who know how to read and right hieroglyphics. Hieroglyphics would usually appear on temples and in the tombs of pharaohs. Scribes were the people who kept records of the government and wrote letters for the pharaohs. This is a picture of scribes writing scrolls.

12. http://www.greatscott.com/hiero/ www.google.ca http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta_Stone www.wikipedia.com