Hieroglyph

Hieroglyph

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Hieroglyph (Greek _gr. ἱερογλύφος "sacred carving") or hieroglyphics ( = _gr. τὰ ἱερογλυφικά [γράμματα] ) may refer to:
*Egyptian hieroglyphs
**Cursive hieroglyphs
*more generally, a character of any logographic or partly logographic writing system.
**Cretan hieroglyphs
**Anatolian hieroglyphs
***Hieroglyphic Luwian
**Mayan hieroglyphs
**Olmec hieroglyphs
**Mi'kmaq hieroglyphic writing
**a Chinese character

References

*Andrew Robinson (2007). Alphabets, Hieroglyphs and Pictograms", London: Thames & Hudson.
*Janice Kamrin (2004) Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs: A practical guide. New York, Abrams

ee also

*Character (sign)
*Sememe
*"Hieroglyphica"
*Writing in Ancient Egypt
*Bronze Age writing
*List of hieroglyphs


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