The Egyptian Hieroglyphs

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf writing system
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:ancient_Egyptian_religion
mythology
cultural identity
gods and goddesses
rituals
symbolism
pharaohs
iconography
afterlife beliefs
gptkbp:composedOf phonetic symbols
logograms
over 700 symbols
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Proto-Sinaitic_script
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Egyptian Hieroglyphs
gptkbp:influenced modern art
popular culture
other writing systems
gptkbp:influencedBy Mesopotamian cuneiform
gptkbp:isReflectedIn 19th century Egyptology
gptkbp:locatedIn temples
tombs
papyrus scrolls
gptkbp:maintainedBy gptkb:Rosetta_Stone
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Hieratic_script
gptkb:Coffin_Texts
Demotic script
Book of the Dead
Pyramid Texts
Temple of Karnak inscriptions
gptkbp:reduces after_the_Roman_conquest
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Egyptian_language
gptkbp:releasedIn gptkb:Jean-François_Champollion
gptkbp:research linguists
historians
archaeologists
gptkbp:suitableFor sacred writing
gptkbp:timePeriod c. 3100 BC to 400 AD
gptkbp:translatedInto Egyptian_spoken_language
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:ancient_Egyptians
gptkbp:usedFor religious texts
funerary texts
monumental inscriptions
gptkbp:usedIn historical records
literature
amulets
ceremonial objects
administrative documents
science and mathematics
royal decrees
funerary inscriptions
art and decoration