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Every month, there will be a tip, a web site posting, and a lesson, which will cover both Hieroglyphic and Coptic. In order to ensure that you pursue the curriculum as vigorously as you can, please do the assignments recommended at your own discretion.
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Most importantly, share as much as you care for the upkeep of our heritage.

Even though the Egyptian language mostly survives as the liturgical language in the Coptic Church today, it is far from being a religious language. It is the language of our heritage. It is the language on the tombs, in the scrolls, on the stones, on everything truly Egyptian.

If you want to honor your true Egyptian heritage, please join the cause and help revive the language that has unfortunately been lost for centuries.


PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE recruit more people, every Egyptian you know.

Saturday, August 27, 2011

Hieroglyphic Tip 2: Symbol/Letter Organization

The letters in hieroglyphic are neither just stacked one on top of the other vertically or aligned one next the other horizontally like the Latin-based or Greek-based Western writing. The symbols are simply arranged together in whichever manner fills the entire space.

FOR INSTANCE: If a line is written horizontally, a basket (a long and narrow symbol) is followed by lips (a long and narrow symbol), the lips can be tucked under the basket.
Also if a line is written vertically and a feather (long and narrow symbol) is followed by an ankh (long and narrow symbol), the ankh is placed next to the feather.
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