The ancient Egyptian writing system is at once pictorial, phonetic and symbolic. The number of hieroglyphic symbols are thought to vary from seven hundred up to seven thousand during the Ptolemaic ...

Flowers have been used for centuries to convey hidden meanings ... lotus is a central symbol in many Eastern cultures, which ...

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Did Arab scholars contribute to deciphering ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics years before Frenchman Jean-François Champollion Ancient Egyptian civilisation has always fascinated the world with its ...

This article was originally published on Sept. 21, 2022. For centuries, scholars looked at ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics and scratched their heads. Scholars had no idea what the various symbols ...

Museums around the world have ancient Egyptian artifacts, and exhibitions on the country's history are very popular. But how much do you really know about ancient Egypt? Take our quiz and find out.

The rare full set of zodiac symbols was found in the Temple of Esna, hidden under two millennia of dust and dirt which kept them in an incredible state of preservation.

Egyptian archaeologists have announced that they recently discovered a bronze sword bearing the symbol of King Ramesses II, the pharaoh mentioned in the Book of Exodus.

Unlocking ancient Egypt: British Museum celebrates study of hieroglyphics The fascinating new display comes 200 years after the language was deciphered by the French philiologist Jean-François ...

He already knew an Egyptian language that was spoken during Rome’s occupation of Egypt, and Champollion used that language to work backward, teasing out some of the meanings in hieroglyphics.