HIEROGLYPHICS

Hieroglyphics is the Egyptian form of writing. They did not write on paper, but on papyrus which is reeds cut into thin strips then pounded and dried. Hieroglyphics are usually animals or things that mean something important in their language. For example, the letter E stands for 2reed leaves.

Decode this message:

Here is the key to decoding the message: Each symbol represents one letter or sound in our alphabet. Use the key below to solve. You'll see that we're right!

SPELL YOUR NAME IN HIEROGLYPHICS by clicking on this site: http://touregypt.net/ename/

Click here to link to another site about Egyptian writing.

Click here to link to Reading Hieroglyphs-First Steps.