Egyptian Hieroglyphics…photo credit: Crystal links
Ancient Egyptian
Egyptian hieroglyphics is one the most prevalent and olden languages known. Its use has been dated back to the 3200 B.C. It included 1,000 unique characters combined by logographic, syllabic, and alphabetic components. It was considered proto-writing as it was meant to convey meaning using a limited amount of information. Its last widespread use was recorded to be in AD 400, though it is still used in the liturgical language in the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria and the Coptic Catholic Church of Alexandria.
