and tools—inscribed in the ancient Egyptian language, using one of its four scripts: hieroglyphic, hieratic, Demotic, or Coptic. Each example includes the inscription's translation, description ...

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By comparing the 4,000-year-old language to Greek, scientists have an idea of what ancient Egyptian sounded like.

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When it was made: Around 1473 B.C. This amulet, shaped like a scarab beetle, was discovered in the tomb of an ancient Egyptian noblewoman named Hatnefer. But the charm, which was intended to ...