His series gained popularity in the 1800s under the title of Hieroglyphics. Featuring aquatint portraits of various traders ...

The Graffito of Esmet-Akhom in the temple of Philae is the last known use of hieroglyphs in ancient Egypt, but why did they stop being used?

The symbols they used were called hieroglyphs, which comes from a Greek word meaning ‘sacred carving’. The ancient Egyptians believed that hieroglyphs had been invented by the gods.

Using this handy grid, try to spell your name using Egyptian hieroglyphics. Each symbol stands for a different letter, just like an English alphabet. If you want to be very clever, see if you can ...