Ancient
Egyptian Hieroglyphs
The
A Hieroglyph
There
are two hieroglyphs for the letter "a".
They represent the different sounds of the letter.
The
vulture, which is usually a sign for divine power, is
used for the "ah" sound in words like around
and about, and names like Adam.
The arm is used for the "ay" sound in words
like say, sail and sale, and names like Amy.
The
B Hieroglyph
The
foot and lower leg is used for the "b" sound
in words like boy and bubble,
and names like Bobby and Bernadette.
The
C Hieroglyph
There
are two hieroglyphs for the letter "c".
They
represent the different sounds of the letter.
The
basket is used for the hard 'c' sound in words like
club and country, and names like Craig and Claire.
The
folded cloth is used for the soft 'c' sound in words
like nice and peaceful, and names like Cindy and Cecilia.
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The
A to Z of Hieroglyphs
Click
on one of the hieroglyphs above for more information
Our
simplified Hieroglyphic Alphabet is designed for fun to let you
translate English words into Hieroglyphs.
Before
you translate your words into hieroglyphs, break them down into their
basic sounds of their syllables. For example, the word hieroglyph itself
has ten letters but only eight sounds: h-i-r-o-g-l-y-f. Therefore, you
would only need eight hieroglyphs to represent it.
Treat
all double letters as single sounds. That should help you cut back
on the number of hieroglyphs you need to use.
Sometimes
the same hieroglyph is used to represent different letters. If that happens,
change the colour of the hieroglyphs to avoid confusion.
Arrange your hieroglyphs to create interesting designs rather than the
straight lines that we use to arrange our letters and sentences.
Try
our Ancient Egyptian Quiz |
