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[[Image:Hieroglyphs.jpg|thumb|right|Egyptian hieroglyphs on a Late Period [[sarcophagus]] at the [[British Museum]] in [[London]].]]

[[Image:Hieroglyphs.jpg|thumb|right|Egyptian hieroglyphs on a Late Period [[sarcophagus]] at the [[British Museum]] in [[London]].]]

'''Hieroglyphs''' are a form of [[writing]] developed in [[Ancient Egypt]], that was used to write the [[Egyptian language]]. Other cultures, most notably the [[Maya]] civilization also used similar writing systems, though Maya hieroglyphs were an entirely independent development, taking place several thousand years later, and wwere much more restricted in use. Whilst Egyptian hieroglyphs were first deciphered in the 19th century by [[Jean Francois Champollion]], Maya hieroglyphs have only recently begun to be understood, and much work remains to be done.  

'''Hieroglyphics''' is a system of [[writing]] developed in [[Ancient Egypt]], that was used to write the [[Egyptian language]]. Other cultures, most notably the [[Maya]] civilization also used similar writing systems, though Maya hieroglyphs were an entirely independent development, taking place several thousand years later, and wwere much more restricted in use. Whilst Egyptian hieroglyphs were first deciphered in the 19th century by [[Jean Francois Champollion]], Mayan hieroglyphs have only recently begun to be understood, and much work remains to be done.  

''Note: This article only deals with [[Ancient Egypt|Egyptian]] Hieroglpyhs.''

''Note: This article only deals with [[Ancient Egypt|Egyptian]] Hieroglpyhs.''