samedi 16 février 2013

The Egyptian hieroglyphic.

The Egyptian hieroglyphic writing system was used by the ancient Egyptians to write their language and was a combination of symbols, logos and alphabetical data, over 2000 in number. For quick and easy using a kind of graph hieroglyphs calligraphy in which he wrote religious keimena.Oi simpler versions of the script, hieratic and demotic, technically, it was not ieroglyfika.Exaitias the huge number of symbols is not surprising that the scribes have taken years to learn to write.

To render a written word only symfona.Ta vowels are not written, but only at the beginning of the word. This agreement mainly system reminds the Phoenician writing system containing only symfona.Eikazetai that the Phoenician alphabet was derived from ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics.

Types hieroglyphs and translation
In hieroglyphic language basically there are three main types of hieroglyphics, the alphabet that had phonetic value, the logos, which was a picture containing a concept, and other key non-readers but contained additional information about the meaning of lexis.Ostoso, a hieroglyphic sign can function as a logogram, or phonogram determining appropriate.

The way in which the translation of hieroglyphs is initially the "transcription" of the hieroglyphic phonetic value and then the confirmation of this concept by referring to logos or decisively symvola.Afto sounds very complicated, but you will quickly get used to it and if you insist will make you remember vocabulary easily.

Direction read hieroglyphics
The order read hieroglyphics is not specific and can be any kind katefthynsi.Einai easy to guess in what we can see in which direction to look at the animals depicted in symvola.P.ch.an the symbols read is an Eagle The Looking left then read hieroglyphics contrary to the right.

If two symbols one over the other is read first and then over the lower symbol.

The alphabetic Phonograms Treaty

Phonograms Treaty consisted of one or more sounds and it was like alphabet in the form we know today.

The Pharaohs used to use more complex symbols to write their name, adding a symbol theou.Omos during the period of the Old Kingdom and the Ptolemaic period, the Pharaohs were writing their names alphabetically.

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