Egyptian Hieroglyphs Ruler

<p>A 30cm ruler decorated with Egyptian hieroglyphs. <br /> <br /> The ruler contains the full alphabet used by the ancient Egyptians. Many of their hieroglyphs or 'letters' used representations of animals or birds. <br /> <br />Ideal as a small history gift. <br /> <br /> <strong>More about hieroglyphs</strong> <br /> <br /> Hieroglyphs were signs devised c. 3000BC and were used for formal inscriptions in ancient Egypt. Hieroglyphs were called by the Egyptians 'the words of the God' and were mainly used by priests. Hieroglyphs are written in rows or columns and can be read from left to right or right to left. You can distinguish the direction in which the text is to be read because the human or animal figures always face towards the beginning of the line. Also the upper symbols are read before the lower.</p>

A 30cm ruler featuring the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic alphabet.

Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs were developed c.3000 BC, and were used for formal inscriptions. The alphabet is comprised of a series of symbols and characters, which includes birds, reeds and ankhs. The hieroglyphics were sometimes called ‘The Words of the Gods’ and were mainly used by priests. Although the ability to read ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs was lost for centuries, they were finally deciphered by Jean-François Champollion in the 19^th century, advancing the study of Egyptology immeasurably.

This ruler will make an educational gift for children learning about ancient Egyptian history.