What is hierog?

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Hieroglyphs were a system of writing used by the ancient Egyptians. The word hieroglyphics comes from the Greek word "hieroglyphikos", which means "sacred carving". Hieroglyphs were first used around 3000 BC, and continued to be used for over 3000 years until the end of the Egyptian civilization in the 4th century AD.

Hieroglyphs were made up of small pictures that represented different things such as people, animals, plants, and objects. They were used to write on stone monuments, tombs, papyrus scrolls, and pottery. There were around 700 hieroglyphs in the official Egyptian language, and many more in local variations.

The decipherment of hieroglyphs was one of the great achievements of modern archaeology. In the 19th century, scholars such as Jean-Francois Champollion and Thomas Young were able to decipher hieroglyphs using a combination of knowledge of ancient languages, the Rosetta Stone, and the careful analysis of the hieroglyphic script itself.

Today, hieroglyphs are still studied and admired for their beauty, complexity, and their important role in our understanding of ancient Egyptian society and culture.