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Meanings of hieroglyphics in inglés

A writing system used by the Ancient Egyptians, that contained a combination of logographic and alphabetic elements.

Usage of hieroglyphics in inglés
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The words used in their composition are the hieroglyphics of mystical ideas.
The Light of Egypt; Or, The Science of the Soul and the Stars — ...
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Some of the protected walls in the neighborhood retain hieroglyphics in abundance.
Illustrated Catalogue of the Collections Obtained from the India...
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Avoid the hieroglyphics which some vain men adopt in signing their names.
Business Hints for Men and Women
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They confronted Alfred with the sheets on which were scribbled the hieroglyphics.
Watch Yourself Go By
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Back in the day studying hieroglyphics was not for the common man.
The South African
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She ran her fingers across overlapping streams of hieroglyphics struggling to read.
Ghosts of Onyx
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Our Order imitates the ancient societies that explained their teaching by hieroglyphics.
War and Peace
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They had never been cleaned, as the inside showed no scrawled hieroglyphics.
The Gold Bag
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Maxwell's laws in Egyptian hieroglyphics or ancient Chinese characters or ancient Hebrew.
The portable atheist: essential readings for the nonbeliever
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With difficulty he could make certain hieroglyphics which looked like his name.
David Crockett: His Life and Adventures
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Its walls were richly painted all over, within and without, with hieroglyphics.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 5
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Dark limestone pillars rose from pink sands, decorated with reliefs and hieroglyphics.
The heretic queen
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The conic sections which I described on that blackboard, the learned hieroglyphics!
The Life of the Fly; With Which are Interspersed Some Chapters o...
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More hieroglyphics on the walls, of course, and several large portraits.
The Good, The Bad, and The Uncanny
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She saw hieroglyphics on your arms, but she was afraid to say anything.
Lily of the Nile
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On the back of the statue are hieroglyphics describing the titles of Rameses.
How to See the British Museum in Four Visits
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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