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For Egyptian hieroglyphs enthusiasts
The Times has a great article on deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs, with a link to the hieroglyphic "alphabet." There's even a quiz you can take, and if you want to go a step further, UPenn has a form that will allow you to inscribe your name in hieroglyphs. Mine's a combination of an owl, an arm, a sphinx, and something that looks like the @ symbol, which made me look up the history of @. I never imagined the symbol went back all the way back to the Italian Renaissance. (ELHAM)
November 19, 2007
