Hieroglyphs Collection (page 5)

Stela, Middle Kingdom (limestone)
1074083 Stela, Middle Kingdom (limestone) by Egyptian 12th Dynasty (1991-1786 BC); 42.5x79x9.5 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; (add.info.: rectangular, of the priest Montuhotep)

The Tableau des Bacab restored (engraving)
980483 The Tableau des Bacab restored (engraving) by American School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tableau des Bacab restored)

Prince of Waless party in the Temple of Karnak, 1862 (b / w photo)
PEF446181 Prince of Waless party in the Temple of Karnak, 1862 (b/w photo) by Bedford, Francis (1816-94); Palestine Exploration Fund, London, UK; ePalestine Exploration Fund; English, out of copyright

The priest Sheri and his wife Khenteyetka, with funerary offerings
AMQ367690 The priest Sheri and his wife Khenteyetka, with funerary offerings, from the Tomb of Sheri, Saqqara, Old Kingdom (limestone) by Egyptian 4th Dynasty (c.2613-2498 BC)

Details of a room inside a pyramid at Abusir, Egypt, engraved by Girolamo Segato
810350 Details of a room inside a pyramid at Abusir, Egypt, engraved by Girolamo Segato (colour litho) by Italian School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Italian

Lintel 3 from Piedras Negras, Peten, Guatemala, Late Classic Period (600-900 AD) (stone)
XIR428022 Lintel 3 from Piedras Negras, Peten, Guatemala, Late Classic Period (600-900 AD) (stone) by Mayan; Museo Nacional de Arqueologia y Etnologia, Guatemala City; out of copyright

Cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather in the style of Egyptian Hieroglyphs. Showing British soldiers making sandbags, bringing in ration supplies and ready to fight in the trenches. Date: 1916

Ostracon, New Kingdom, c. 1295-c. 1186 BC (painted limestone)
2645236 Ostracon, New Kingdom, c.1295-c.1186 BC (painted limestone) by Egyptian 19th Dynasty (c.1292-1187 BC); 27x42 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Ostracon, inscribed in hieratic in black and red with a large part of the story of Sinuhe
1216437 Ostracon, inscribed in hieratic in black and red with a large part of the story of Sinuhe (limestone) by Egyptian 19th Dynasty (c.1292-1187 BC); 90x30.2 cm; Ashmolean Museum

Group statuette of 3 figures, late 12th Dynasty - early 13th Dynasty, c
1216354 Group statuette of 3 figures, late 12th Dynasty - early 13th Dynasty, c.1800-1700 BC (carved yellow sandstone with traces of red & black paint) by Egyptian; 18.6x14x6.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum

Shawabty of Ankh-Hor, 595-586 BC (pale turquoise with vitreous Egyptian blue)
490731 Shawabty of Ankh-Hor, 595-586 BC (pale turquoise with vitreous Egyptian blue) by Egyptian 26th Dynasty (664-525 BC); 9.9x3.4x2.1 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Shawabty of Pinudjem I, High Priest of Amen and King, Third Intermediate Period, c
490730 Shawabty of Pinudjem I, High Priest of Amen and King, Third Intermediate Period, c.990-969 BC (faience) by Egyptian 21st Dynasty (c.1069-945 BC); 11x3.6x2.5 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Stela depicting a couple adoring The Cat of the god Re, and The Great Cat
AMQ367691 Stela depicting a couple adoring The Cat of the god Re, and The Great Cat, the peaceful one, in his perfect name of Atum, New Kingdom

Top end of the coffin of the mummy of Nesyamun, possibly found at Deir El-Bahri
LMG308090 Top end of the coffin of the mummy of Nesyamun, possibly found at Deir El-Bahri, New Kingdom, c.1100 BC (painted wood) by Egyptian 20th Dynasty (1200-1085 BC)

Detail of the cover of the mummy of Nesyamun, possibly found at Deir El-Bahri
LMG308059 Detail of the cover of the mummy of Nesyamun, possibly found at Deir El-Bahri, New Kingdom, c.1100 BC (painted wood) by Egyptian 20th Dynasty (1200-1085 BC)

Detail of the outer coffin lid of the mummy of Nesyamun, possibly found at Deir El-Bahri
LMG308056 Detail of the outer coffin lid of the mummy of Nesyamun, possibly found at Deir El-Bahri, New Kingdom, c.1100 BC (painted wood) by Egyptian 20th Dynasty (1200-1085 BC)

Side view of zoomorphic stone P, Late Classic period (600-900 AD) (stone)
JPC352283 Side view of zoomorphic stone P, Late Classic period (600-900 AD) (stone) by Mayan; Quirigua, Guatemala; (add.info)

Stelae depicting the deceased before Horus, from Luxor, New Kingdom (painted wood)
FIT282584 Stelae depicting the deceased before Horus, from Luxor, New Kingdom (painted wood) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC); height: 22.2 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Propylon at Karnak (engraving)
FEH328974 Propylon at Karnak (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: illustration from The Land of the Pharaohs: Egypt and Sinai by the Rev)

Ushabti for a woman called Wia, Ramesside Period (limestone)
HSC325704 Ushabti for a woman called Wia, Ramesside Period (limestone) by Egyptian, New Kingdom (c.1567-1085 BC); height: 21.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Stela of Intef, New Kingdom, c. 1479-1425 BC (limestone)
ZEN142480 Stela of Intef, New Kingdom, c.1479-1425 BC (limestone) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC); 175x120 cm; Louvre, Paris

Obelisk, originally from Luxor, erected in 1836 (photo)
XIR160272 Obelisk, originally from Luxor, erected in 1836 (photo) by Egyptian; Place de la Concorde, Paris, France; Egyptian, out of copyright

Back of Altar U from Copan, Late Classic Period (795 AD) (stone)
JPC252610 Back of Altar U from Copan, Late Classic Period (795 AD) (stone) by Mayan; Copan, Honduras, Central America; out of copyright

Offering table (greywacke)
HSC234365 Offering table (greywacke) by Egyptian Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BC); 41.5x36 cm; Private Collection; Photo eHeini Schneebeli; Egyptian, out of copyright

Relief depicting a dwarf and a hunting dog named Ebony, 4th-5th Dynasty
HSC249010 Relief depicting a dwarf and a hunting dog named Ebony, 4th-5th Dynasty, 2573-2311 BC (limestone) by Egyptian, Old Kingdom (c.2613-2181 BC)

Relief depicting a peasant leading a cow to sacrifice, from the Mastab of Ptah-Hotep
XIR247706 Relief depicting a peasant leading a cow to sacrifice, from the Mastab of Ptah-Hotep and Akhti-Hotep, Old Kingdom (limestone) by Egyptian 5th Dynasty (c.2494-2345 BC); Saqqara

The god Horus represented in the form of a sparrowhawk, 1823 (colour litho)
CHT244915 The god Horus represented in the form of a sparrowhawk, 1823 (colour litho) by Champollion, Jean Francois (1790-1832); Private Collection; (add.info)

Block statue of User, vizier and governor of Thebes during the reign of Tuthmosis III
XIR244622 Block statue of User, vizier and governor of Thebes during the reign of Tuthmosis III, New Kingdom, c.1479-1425 BC (stone) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC); height: 90 cm; Louvre

Detail from the Book of the Dead of the priest Aha-Mer depicting a barque
ALG208448 Detail from the Book of the Dead of the priest Aha-Mer depicting a barque and a farming scene, Third Intermediate Period (papyrus) by Egyptian 21st Dynasty (c.1069-945 BC); Egyptian Museum

Nectanebo I (380-362 BC) wearing the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt
XIR213942 Nectanebo I (380-362 BC) wearing the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt, from Monument de l Egypte et de la Nubie by Jean-Francois Champollion (1790-1832) (coloured engraving)

Funerary papyrus depicting the deceased prostrate in front of the crocodile (papyrus)
XIR213369 Funerary papyrus depicting the deceased prostrate in front of the crocodile (papyrus) by Egyptian 21st Dynasty (c.1069-945 BC); Egyptian National Museum, Cairo

Detail of the Book of the Earth, from the burial chamber of the Tomb of Ramesses VI (r
XIR211940 Detail of the Book of the Earth, from the burial chamber of the Tomb of Ramesses VI (r.1143-1136 BC) New Kingdom (wall painting) by Egyptian 20th Dynasty (1200-1085 BC)

Detail from the Book of the Day from the ceiling of the burial chamber of the Tomb of
XIR211939 Detail from the Book of the Day from the ceiling of the burial chamber of the Tomb of Ramesses VI (r.1143-1136 BC) New Kingdom (wall painting) by Egyptian 20th Dynasty (1200-1085 BC)

Ramesses IV (1153-1147 BC) offering incense to Isis and Amon-Re, seated on a throne
CHT201595 Ramesses IV (1153-1147 BC) offering incense to Isis and Amon-Re, seated on a throne, copy of a wall painting from his tomb in the Valley of the Kings

Remains of columns in the Hypostyle Hall of the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III (c
JBG138868 Remains of columns in the Hypostyle Hall of the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III (c.1184-1153 BC) New Kingdom (photo) by Egyptian 20th Dynasty (1200-1085 BC); Medinet Habu, Thebes

Boatmen on the Nile, from the Tomb of Sennefer, New Kingdom (mural)
XIR158665 Boatmen on the Nile, from the Tomb of Sennefer, New Kingdom (mural) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC); Valley of the Nobles, Thebes

Stele of the Lady Taperet before Re-Horakhty, c. 1000 BC (stuccoed & painted wood)
XIR39175 Stele of the Lady Taperet before Re-Horakhty, c.1000 BC (stuccoed & painted wood) by Egyptian 22nd Dynasty (945-715 BC); Louvre, Paris

Ramesses III (c. 1184-1153 BC) in battle dress, from the Tomb of Ramesses III
XIR19828 Ramesses III (c.1184-1153 BC) in battle dress, from the Tomb of Ramesses III, New Kingdom (wall painting) by Egyptian 19th Dynasty (c.1292-1187 BC); Valley of the Kings, Thebes

Relief from the Tomb of Horemheb (stone)
LRI3503168 Relief from the Tomb of Horemheb (stone) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC); Museo Civico Archeologico, Bologna

Abou-Sembil, Petit Speos, Partie Centrale de la Facade, c
990452 Abou-Sembil, Petit Speos, Partie Centrale de la Facade, c.1853-54 (calotype photo mounted on card) by Teynard, Felix (1817-92); 31.1x25.4 (approx) cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Cleopatras Needle, Alexandria, Egypt (litho)
5997102 Cleopatras Needle, Alexandria, Egypt (litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cleopatras Needle, Alexandria, Egypt)

Ancient Egyptian portrait heads (litho)
5997001 Ancient Egyptian portrait heads (litho) by Burger, Lothar Michael (1866-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Egyptian portrait heads)

Cleopatras Needle, Victoria Embankment, London (photo)
5999829 Cleopatras Needle, Victoria Embankment, London (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cleopatras Needle, Victoria Embankment, London)

The Rosetta Stone, the key to deciphering Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs (litho)
5997142 The Rosetta Stone, the key to deciphering Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rosetta Stone)

Sarcophagus of Nakhti, chancellor during the reign of Sesostris I (c. 1956-c
SCP50419 Sarcophagus of Nakhti, chancellor during the reign of Sesostris I (c.1956-c.1911 BC) from Assiut, Middle Kingdom (wood) by Egyptian 12th Dynasty (1991-1786 BC); 85x228x74 cm; Louvre, Paris

Tuthmosis III (c. 1479-1425 BC) offering incense to the god, Amun
XIR214125 Tuthmosis III (c.1479-1425 BC) offering incense to the god, Amun, from the Temple of Satet at Elephantine, New Kingdom (painted sandstone) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC)

Funerary stela, 156 BC (painted limestone)
BAL128214 Funerary stela, 156 BC (painted limestone) by Egyptian Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BC); State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; Egyptian, out of copyright

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Hieroglyphs, the ancient Egyptian form of writing, have captivated scholars and enthusiasts for centuries. These intricate symbols tell stories of a civilization that thrived along the Nile River in Africa. One notable example is the Papyrus of Ani, also known as the Book of the Dead. This beautifully illustrated scroll depicts scenes from the afterlife and provides insights into ancient Egyptian beliefs about death and judgment. Egyptian art showcases hieroglyphs in various forms, such as reliefs. One relief shows Akhenaten, Nefertiti, and their three daughters. It offers a glimpse into royal family life during the Amarna period. Another bas-relief features Sekhmet, an important goddess associated with war and healing. Located in the Temple of Seti I at Abydos, this artwork highlights Egypt's rich religious traditions. Pharaoh Amenhotep I is depicted in hieroglyphs on numerous artifacts. His reign marked a time of political stability and cultural development in ancient Egypt. The Rosetta Stone remains one of history's most significant discoveries related to hieroglyphic decipherment. This stone slab contains inscriptions in three scripts: Greek, demotic (a simplified script), and hieroglyphs. Its translation by Jean-François Champollion unlocked a wealth of knowledge about ancient Egypt. The Eye of Horus symbolizes protection and good health; it appears on many objects throughout Egyptian history. The false door belonging to Senenmut showcases this powerful symbol alongside other hieroglyphic texts representing offerings for his eternal journey. The Temple of Philae stands proudly on an island in Lake Nasser near Aswan—a testament to ancient Egyptians' architectural prowess adorned with intricate hieroglyphic carvings depicting gods and pharaohs alike. Bas-reliefs dedicated to Pharaoh Seti I can be found at his temple complex at Abydos—an impressive display showcasing his divine connection and achievements.