The decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphs was made possible by discovery of the Rosetta Stone, found in 1799 by Napoleonic troops fighting in Egypt. Although the stone was first the possession of a French officer, the victorious British demanded (and utltimately got) it, and it currently resides in the British Museum.
The Rosetta Stone itself is written in three languages: At the top, with much of the writing broken off, is the text in Egyptian hieroglphic. In the center is the complete text written in the Egyptian demotic script. At the bottom is the text written in koine Greek, the Greek which evolved during the Hellenistic period (c. 323 BC - 31 BC) as the standard form of Greek spoken throughout the Greek diaspora (area of dispersion) along the Eastern Mediterranean.
The Rosetta Stone itself is written in three languages: At the top, with much of the writing broken off, is the text in Egyptian hieroglphic. In the center is the complete text written in the Egyptian demotic script. At the bottom is the text written in koine Greek, the Greek which evolved during the Hellenistic period (c. 323 BC - 31 BC) as the standard form of Greek spoken throughout the Greek diaspora (area of dispersion) along the Eastern Mediterranean.
Oldest Writing in Time
History:
Hieroglyphics script was believed to be the invention of a god named Troth. Therefore the name hieroglyphic means, “god’s word”. The word hieroglyphics comes from the Greek word hieros meaning “sacred” plus glypho “inscriptions”.
It is said that Hieroglypics were invented about 5,000 years ago at around 3,300 B.C. The Ancient Egyptians alphabet consists of 24 consonants. They used this way of writing manly on tombs and walls which told a story of the pharaoh or daily life in Egypt.
Hieroglyphics are written in rows or columns and can be read from left to right. A hint to reading it is the human or animal figure will always face the direction in which the reader is to start.
History:
Hieroglyphics script was believed to be the invention of a god named Troth. Therefore the name hieroglyphic means, “god’s word”. The word hieroglyphics comes from the Greek word hieros meaning “sacred” plus glypho “inscriptions”.
It is said that Hieroglypics were invented about 5,000 years ago at around 3,300 B.C. The Ancient Egyptians alphabet consists of 24 consonants. They used this way of writing manly on tombs and walls which told a story of the pharaoh or daily life in Egypt.
Hieroglyphics are written in rows or columns and can be read from left to right. A hint to reading it is the human or animal figure will always face the direction in which the reader is to start.
Important Terms: Hieroglyphic signs divided in four categories.
1. Alphabetic signs: represent a single word.
2. Syllabic signs: represents combination of two or three consonants.
3. Word: signs are pictures of objects.
4. Determinative is a picture of an object which helps the reader.
Go to Bottom site to look at the Virtual alphabet!
http://www.uponreflection.co.uk/heiro/glyphs.htm
Write a story using Hieroglyphics
Cut and paste the hieroglyphics into your story.
Websites to look at for any help.
· http://www.eyelid.co.uk/pics/k.gif
· www.partner.galileo.org
· www.lakelandschools.org
· http://images.uk.ask.com/
· http://www.dragonstrike.com/
· http://www.touregypt.net/
· www.dia.org
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This eLecture seems like a really great multidisciplinary excerise combining technology, language arts, and visual arts. Some of the links are not working, or they do not link directly to what you want me to see. Some pages that come up seem unrelated or confusing.
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