Look hither, and she pointed to the smoky ceiling, which was covered with hieroglyphics.

After a considerable time Mustapha returned with a large sheet of paper covered with hieroglyphics.

Two obelisks of red granite, covered with hieroglyphics, are the only ornaments of this place.

This roll, covered with hieroglyphics, is called the funeral ritual, or book of the dead.

It was at first heavy, broad compared to its length, and was usually covered with hieroglyphics.

One of the cemeteries is evidently ancient, as the tombs are covered with hieroglyphics, intermixed with inscriptions.

The sides and back of the statues are covered with hieroglyphics, though now and then a face is introduced.

Suppose that you were Champollion, and that you were examining a stack of papyrus sheets, all covered with hieroglyphics.

It is six feet square and four feet high, its top covered with hieroglyphics, while each side represents four individuals.

The spaces of the smooth rock between the niches are covered with hieroglyphics, as are also the walls of the interior.

A bit of wood with a nail in it, is picked up and studied as if it were covered with hieroglyphics.

They wore tall, conical hats made of polished metal and covered with hieroglyphics, and carried staves of iron in their hands.

He showed us the various styles of coffins; many were covered with hieroglyphics, and I was proud that I could read much of it.

In another mound the cemented walls of a room were found covered with hieroglyphics and rude drawings, which were thought to represent stellar constellations.

The obelisks of Egypt, covered with hieroglyphics, are paralleled by the round columns of Central America, and both are supposed to have originated in Phallus-worship.

The second work, discovered June 17, was an obelisk which was wonderfully well preserved to the very top of the pinnacle, and covered with hieroglyphics.