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The Ancient Egyptian Alphabet

The Ancient Egyptians wrote using a system of pictures called hieroglyphics. The pictures in early hieroglyphics represented everyday objects. Later they came to represent spoken sounds of up to five letters with words being made up from groups of pictures.

Ancient Egyptian Alphabet

When the names of kings and queens were written using hieroglyphics they were always placed within an oval border or cartouche.

Further Reading
How to Read Hieroglyphics
A Short Introduction to Hieroglyphics

Exercise
Make a Cartouche With Your Own Name

Resources
Want to type your own hieroglyphics? If so, a font is available to help you do just that.

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