Hieroglyphs typical of the Graeco-Roman period

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(Greek ἱερογλύφος "sacred carving") or hieroglyphics ( = 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 (mostly obsolete)

• Hieroglyphics (group), a hip hop group

References

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

See also

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

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