KidsAncientEgypt.com: October 2016

Water, Boat, Mighty, and Mountain in Egyptian Hieroglyphics

Have you ever asked, how do you write the symbol for water in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics? Find out how, along with the symbols for strong, boat, and mountain in this handy chart below

Hieroglyphics chart courtesy of Vincent Brown

Hieroglyphics words were written and arranged much differently than we write today.

We always write words the same way, with each letter in its proper place. For the Egyptians, this was not required. Hieroglyphics could be stacked on top of each other and positioned in various ways--whatever looked best to the person writing them.

Among other reasons, this made it easy to fit a word into a small space, such as on an amulet.

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Gods of Egypt Coloring Page: Ma'at

Today we have a FREE Ancient Egypt coloring page featuring the ancient Egyptian goddess Ma'at. Get out your colored pencils! Ma'at is one of the famous the ancient Egyptian women gods. She is the protector of truth.

Lady And 5 More Words In Hieroglyphics

Have you ever wondered how to write words like lady in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs? The chart below shows you how, along with the symbols for more words such as son and daughter, and earth.

Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic vocabulary chart courtesy of Vincent Brown

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THE LETTER "U" in Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics

Today's hieroglyphic is the letter "U".

The quail chick is the symbol for the Letter U
It's pronounced "Ooo"

REMEMBER KEY:

Here's an easy way to remember the hieroglyphic symbol for the letter U.

Quail chicks are so cute that they make you say, Ooo!

Just think of "Ooo, how cute" and you'll have it!

WRITE YOUR NAME

The quail chick symbol can be used to write the U in names like

Una, Udi, Unity

Ulric, Ulysses, Usher

Choose a letter to see its Hieroglyphic symbol:
a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h	i
j	k	l	m	n	o	p	q	r
s	t	u	v	w	x	y	z

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Hieroglyphic Chart >

Life, Forever, Path, & Other Words In Hieroglyphics

Take a look at the chart below to see how to write forever in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. You'll also find the words and symbols for life, dominion, path, unique, and more.