ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Hieroglyphs are an ancient writing style used by the ancient Egyptians to record their history, achievements, stories, and sacred texts. They are a pictographic form of writing, meaning that they are made up of small pictures representing sounds. The word hieroglyph comes from ancient Greek meaning ‘sacred writing’.

Detailed explanation-2: -The ancient Egyptians used the distinctive script known today as hieroglyphs (Greek for “sacred words") for almost 4, 000 years. Hieroglyphs were written on papyrus, carved in stone on tomb and temple walls, and used to decorate many objects of cultic and daily life use.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hieroglyphs were written on papyrus, which is similar to thick paper, or they were carved in stone on the walls of tombs and temple walls. They were also used to decorate many objects that were used in daily ancient Egyptian life.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Egyptians first used hieroglyphs exclusively for inscriptions carved or painted on temple walls. This form of pictorial writing was also used on tombs, sheets of papyrus, wooden boards covered with a stucco wash, potsherds and fragments of limestone.