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'''Hieroglyphics''' are a form of [[pictograph]]ic [[writing]] developed in ancient [[Egypt]]. There exists two different sets of hieroglyphs: a more complex form used in carving, and a script known as [[Hieratic]] used for writing on papyrus (along with its later form, [[Demotic]]). Hieroglyphs are no longer used in Egypt. | '''Hieroglyphics''' are a form of [[pictograph]]ic [[writing]] developed in ancient [[Egypt]]. There exists two different sets of hieroglyphs: a more complex form used in carving, and a script known as [[Hieratic]] used for writing on papyrus (along with its later form, [[Demotic]]). Hieroglyphs are no longer used in Egypt. | ||
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Hieroglyphics are a form of pictographic writing developed in ancient Egypt. There exists two different sets of hieroglyphs: a more complex form used in carving, and a script known as Hieratic used for writing on papyrus (along with its later form, Demotic). Hieroglyphs are no longer used in Egypt.