hieroglyphic
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Think of each as equivalent to a hieroglyphic image.
From Science Magazine ● May 7, 2024
A math lesson, for instance, might feature hieroglyphic numerals.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2023
The roots of hieroglyphic writing can be traced to the time before the Early Dynastic Period when the first written symbols emerged.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
At its centre are two players in elaborate headgear surrounded by hieroglyphic writing.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2023
The hieroglyphic inscriptions roused the boy’s sense of wonder.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
His images conjure illuminated manuscripts, textiles, hieroglyphics, board games, musical scores, and tribal and children’s art, while echoing the structures of animals, crystals, plants and cells.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
USC journalism professor and longtime record collector Oscar Garza describes these markings as “Chicano hieroglyphics… a reflection of the friends who shared the memories of that song or album.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026
Until now it was thought that writing developed in Mesopotamia around 3,000 BCE, followed by hieroglyphics in Egypt and later in China and Mesoamerica.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2026
Much like the Rosetta Stone helped scientists interpret ancient hieroglyphics, V1298 Tau provides a key reference for understanding how the galaxy's most common planets take shape.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 31, 2026
As an adult, Champollion succeeded; fulfilling his childhood ambition, he provided a brilliant decipherment of the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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