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Writing > Hieroglyphics

Preferred term

Hieroglyphics  

Definition

  • Ancient Egyptian writing, and certain other scripts, such as Mayan, composed of characters that are for the most part pictographic [AAT 94]

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • HIEROGLYPHIC SCRIPT
  • HIEROGLYPHIC WRITING
  • HIEROGLYPHS
  • SCRIPT, HIEROGLYPHIC
  • WRITING, HIEROGLYPHIC

Notation

  • 118878

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-S35687BG-3

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