Use of, and history of Hieroglyphics

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Ancient Egyptians came up with their own way to express their feelings, keep records of history, and communicate, this invention was known as Hieroglyphics. Here is a little history on hieroglyphics. The word hieroglyphics comes from the two Greek words: hieros, meaning scared and glyphe which means, carving. Hieroglyphics were divided into three different forms old Egyptian being the original form of hieroglyphics old Egyptian gave each symbol their own word, Middle Egyptian coming about 100 …

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…rosette stone was said to have been written in 196 B.C. The Rosette stone was written by a group of Priests in honor of the present Pharaoh and all his good deeds. While a group of French soldiers were rebuilding an old fort in Egypt they happened to luckily stumble upon a very historical archeological find Known as the Rosette stone. And because it was found in Rosette it was then named the Rosette stone.