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a pictorial character used in hieroglyphics
The statue had an inscription written in Egyptian hieroglyphics.
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 21 Feb. 2024
Inside, archaeologists discovered the jade mask, over 16 rare mollusk shells and human femurs carved with hieroglyphics.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
Oyetunde Olubowale, Allure, 20 Dec. 2023
Lucero based this suggestion on evidence gleaned from archaeological excavations, settlement maps, sediment cores, current wetlands, and iconographic and hieroglyphic records.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 9 Oct. 2023
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Every design choice seems handed down through millennia of alternative human history, from arcane hieroglyphics to a slew of creative masks and veils meant to conceal the faces of those manipulating the levers of power, nearly all of them women.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 21 Feb. 2024
Inside, archaeologists discovered the jade mask, over 16 rare mollusk shells and human femurs carved with hieroglyphics.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
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These freestyle braids take the shape of mesmerizing twirls, swirls, and symbols that emulate hieroglyphic script hiding a celestial message.
—Oyetunde Olubowale, Allure, 20 Dec. 2023
Lucero based this suggestion on evidence gleaned from archaeological excavations, settlement maps, sediment cores, current wetlands, and iconographic and hieroglyphic records.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 9 Oct. 2023
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“Hieroglyphic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hieroglyphic. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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