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Write Like an Egyptian Alphabet Numbers Pictured are seals that were used to identify goods. The heiroglyphic type symbols were rolled in wet clay. They told who owned the items. The Egyptian Alphabet- Heiroglyphics Some heiroglyphs mean what they represent. For example, a circle with a dot in the middle means sun. And then some mean sounds. Like a picture of a horned viper means "ph"as in pharoah. Finally, some mean letters. An owl means the letter, "M." It may seem confusing, but if you think about it, you will know why it is neccesary. There are a lot of words and ideas that can't be shown in a simple picture. For example, how could you make a picture of the verb,'to see?" You could draw a picture of an eye. But this could mean lots of things. It could mean eye, or look, or see. You could find another word that sounds like see. Then you could draw a picture of that. Twenty-four heiroglyphs stand for single sounds in the ancient Egyptian language. The heiroglyphs are used similarly to the letters in our alphabet. There are also some English letters that sound like other sounds. For instance, in the word cat, the sound c sounds like k. Then in the word cent the c sounds like s. The Egyptian alphabet is very interesting. Here are some Egyptian heiroglyphs that have been translated by sound for you to enjoy. If you wish to get a copy of these for your own computer you can download them with the link at the left. a falcon Horus-Translator b foot c basket d hand e reed f viper g pot stand h shelter i reed j cobra k basket lm owl n water o quail chick q beehive r chevron s rope t mound u quail chick v horned viper w quail chick   x feather y double reed z necklace There was no p or l when we changed these fonts to pictures. That is very interesting! Write your name in Heiroglyphs