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15 ancient hieroglyphs scientists have a hard time explaining

For centuries, hieroglyphs have helped historians piece together the beliefs, rituals, and everyday lives of ancient ...
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Egyptian hieroglyphs as signs, symbols and gods

Extracted from: Visible religion (Leiden) 4 (5) 1985-1986, pages 63-72. The ancient Egyptian writing system is at once pictorial, phonetic and symbolic. The number of hieroglyphic symbols are thought ...