A 37-year project to compile a dictionary of an ancient Egyptian script used for daily communication has been completed, offering an unprecedented look at the words of ordinary ancient Egyptians. The ...

Egypt’s first interactive platform for learning ancient Egyptian language, the “Hieroglyphs Step by Step” website, has recently launched its second development phase, expanding its reach and ...

For centuries, the meaning of the mysterious and mystical Egyptian hieroglyphs baffled the greatest minds in the world. Then, in 1799, the discovery of the most famous piece of rock in archaeology ...

Newly discovered and large hieroglyphics show how the ancient Egyptian written language evolved. Yale University Newly discovered hieroglyphics that are more than 5,000 years old relay a message about ...

The elegant pictorial writing system of the ancient Egyptians—known as hieroglyphics—has fascinated generations of archeologists. Its precise origins are uncertain. One ancient Egyptian legend holds ...

The political geography of Western Asia Minor at the end of the Bronze Age (ca. 1200 BCE) has finally been established. The textbooks on the transcription of Luwian hieroglyphics will have to be ...

Ancient written languages emerged as a revolutionary development in human history, allowing civilizations to record important ...

Archaeologists have discovered a "billboard" of hieroglyphs carved into the rocks near the Egyptian village of El-Khawy. The symbols, which show a message related to the cosmos, are the earliest ...