{"id":65,"date":"2021-10-06T14:25:09","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T14:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/nargeshashempour\/?p=65"},"modified":"2021-10-06T15:36:11","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T15:36:11","slug":"hieroglyphs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/nargeshashempour\/2021\/10\/06\/hieroglyphs\/","title":{"rendered":"Hieroglyphics, Visual Learners heaven"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Hieroglyphics\u00a0is\u00a0an\u00a0ancient\u00a0form\u00a0of\u00a0writing\u00a0that\u00a0used\u00a0phonograms,\u00a0logograms,\u00a0and\u00a0determinatives\u00a0in\u00a0horizontal\u00a0and\u00a0vertical\u00a0lines. <\/li><li>The\u00a0term\u00a0hieroglyph\u00a0basically\u00a0means: &#8220;sacred\u00a0carvings.&#8221;\u00a0Initially,\u00a0the\u00a0Egyptians\u00a0just\u00a0used\u00a0hieroglyphs\u00a0for\u00a0inscriptions\u00a0carved\u00a0or\u00a0painted\u00a0on\u00a0temple\u00a0walls.\u00a0This\u00a0style\u00a0of\u00a0visual\u00a0writing\u00a0was\u00a0also\u00a0found\u00a0on\u00a0tombs,\u00a0sheets\u00a0of\u00a0papyrus,\u00a0stucco-washed\u00a0wooden\u00a0boards,\u00a0potsherds,\u00a0and\u00a0limestone\u00a0pieces.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"791\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/nargeshashempour\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13301\/2021\/10\/55BF96FB-3C89-4A27-9D38-5135E4B2FD6B-1024x791.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/nargeshashempour\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13301\/2021\/10\/55BF96FB-3C89-4A27-9D38-5135E4B2FD6B-1024x791.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/nargeshashempour\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13301\/2021\/10\/55BF96FB-3C89-4A27-9D38-5135E4B2FD6B-300x232.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/nargeshashempour\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13301\/2021\/10\/55BF96FB-3C89-4A27-9D38-5135E4B2FD6B-768x593.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/nargeshashempour\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13301\/2021\/10\/55BF96FB-3C89-4A27-9D38-5135E4B2FD6B-124x96.jpeg 124w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/nargeshashempour\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13301\/2021\/10\/55BF96FB-3C89-4A27-9D38-5135E4B2FD6B.jpeg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Hieroglyphics with English Translation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some\u00a0symbols\u00a0represent\u00a0objects,\u00a0while\u00a0others\u00a0illustrate\u00a0phonetic\u00a0sounds.\u00a0As\u00a0a\u00a0result,\u00a0rather\u00a0than\u00a0presenting\u00a0a\u00a0specific\u00a0spelling,\u00a0hieroglyphics\u00a0focused\u00a0on\u00a0presenting\u00a0the\u00a0sound\u00a0and\u00a0meaning\u00a0of\u00a0words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Date Original<\/strong>: 1938<\/li><li><strong>Contributor<\/strong>: Budge, E.A.W. (Edward Alfred Wallis), Sir, 1957-1934<\/li><li><strong>Source<\/strong>: New York State Archives, New York (State). Education Dept. Division of Visual Instruction. Instructional lantern slides, ca. 1856-1939. A3045-78, 16962.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"941\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/nargeshashempour\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13301\/2021\/10\/FAAD8E6F-6D87-45C6-A1D4-E83A4052BB21.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/nargeshashempour\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13301\/2021\/10\/FAAD8E6F-6D87-45C6-A1D4-E83A4052BB21.jpeg 1020w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/nargeshashempour\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13301\/2021\/10\/FAAD8E6F-6D87-45C6-A1D4-E83A4052BB21-300x277.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/nargeshashempour\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13301\/2021\/10\/FAAD8E6F-6D87-45C6-A1D4-E83A4052BB21-768x709.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/nargeshashempour\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13301\/2021\/10\/FAAD8E6F-6D87-45C6-A1D4-E83A4052BB21-104x96.jpeg 104w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Hieroglyphs could be written in either left-to-right or right-to-left directions. Which way the figures should be read was determined by the angle at which they were facing. When they faced towards left, the writing went from left to right; when they faced right, the writing went from right to left.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Purpose of Hieroglyphics<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Sumerians and Babylonians attempted to keep track of events through visual writings. These carvings and writings served religious functions. According to the engravings and egyptian scrolls that have survived to the present day, the majority of writings dealt with spiritual matters and spells. The walls of tombs frequently displayed predictions of the dead&#8217;s future life rather than records of historical events in his previous life.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Sources: <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov\/index.php\/Detail\/objects\/877\">https:\/\/digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov\/index.php\/Detail\/objects\/877<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/www.historymuseum.ca\/cmc\/exhibitions\/civil\/egypt\/egcw02e.html\">https:\/\/www.historymuseum.ca\/cmc\/exhibitions\/civil\/egypt\/egcw02e.html<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/factsanddetails.com\/world\/cat56\/sub365\/item1952.html#chapter-0\">https:\/\/factsanddetails.com\/world\/cat56\/sub365\/item1952.html#chapter-0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hieroglyphics\u00a0is\u00a0an\u00a0ancient\u00a0form\u00a0of\u00a0writing\u00a0that\u00a0used\u00a0phonograms,\u00a0logograms,\u00a0and\u00a0determinatives\u00a0in\u00a0horizontal\u00a0and\u00a0vertical\u00a0lines. The\u00a0term\u00a0hieroglyph\u00a0basically\u00a0means: &#8220;sacred\u00a0carvings.&#8221;\u00a0Initially,\u00a0the\u00a0Egyptians\u00a0just\u00a0used\u00a0hieroglyphs\u00a0for\u00a0inscriptions\u00a0carved\u00a0or\u00a0painted\u00a0on\u00a0temple\u00a0walls.\u00a0This\u00a0style\u00a0of\u00a0visual\u00a0writing\u00a0was\u00a0also\u00a0found\u00a0on\u00a0tombs,\u00a0sheets\u00a0of\u00a0papyrus,\u00a0stucco-washed\u00a0wooden\u00a0boards,\u00a0potsherds,\u00a0and\u00a0limestone\u00a0pieces. Sources: https:\/\/digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov\/index.php\/Detail\/objects\/877 , https:\/\/www.historymuseum.ca\/cmc\/exhibitions\/civil\/egypt\/egcw02e.html , https:\/\/factsanddetails.com\/world\/cat56\/sub365\/item1952.html#chapter-0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13178,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","has-post-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/nargeshashempour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/nargeshashempour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/nargeshashempour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/nargeshashempour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13178"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/nargeshashempour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/nargeshashempour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76,"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/nargeshashempour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65\/revisions\/76"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/nargeshashempour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/nargeshashempour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/nargeshashempour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}