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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]].]]
'''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 were 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.
'''Hieroglyphs''' were developed in [[Ancient Egypt]] as a way 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 were 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.''
== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==
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* '''Allen, J P (2000)''', ''Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and culture of Hieroglyphs'', Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
* '''Collider, M and Manley, B (1998)''', ''How to Read Egyptian Hieroglyphs'', University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles
* '''Gardiner, A H (1957)''', ''Egyptian Grammar'' (3rd. Ed.), Griffith Institute, Oxford
* '''Shaw, I and Nicholson, P (2008)''', ''Dictionary of Ancient Egypt'', British Museum Press, London
* '''Yousef, A A H (2003)''', ''From Pharaoh's Lips: Ancient Egyptian Language in the Arabic of Today'', AUC Press, Cairo
[[Category:Writing systems]]
[[Category:Writing systems]]
[[category:Ancient History]]
[[category:Ancient History]]
[[category:Ancient Egypt]]
[[category:Ancient Egypt]]