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| − | + | '''Hieroglyphics''' are a form of [[writing]] developed in ancient [[Egypt]]. There exists two different sets of hieroglyphs: a more complex form used in carving, and a shorthand script known as demotic. Hieroglyphs are no longer used in Egypt, but they are used in modern [[Urdu]] and a few other languages of South Asia. | |
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Revision as of 04:26, June 14, 2008
Hieroglyphics are a form of writing developed in ancient Egypt. There exists two different sets of hieroglyphs: a more complex form used in carving, and a shorthand script known as demotic. Hieroglyphs are no longer used in Egypt, but they are used in modern Urdu and a few other languages of South Asia.