Excerpt from The Monumental History of Egypt, as Recorded on the Ruins of Her Temples, Places, and Tombs, Vol. 1: From the First Colonization of the Valley to the Visit of the Patriarch Abram Egyptian Hieroglyphics. Hieratic and Demotic Writing. Specimen of Hieroglyphic Writing. Inscription of Rosetta. Analysis of Inscriptions. Hieroglyphics in Two Proper Names. System of Homophons. Phonetic Hieroglyphics. Initial Symbols. Alphabet and Syllabarium. Construction of Phonetic Alphabet. Phonetic Hieroglyphics. Initials. Determinatives. Interpreted Initials. Pictures. Symbols. Process of Invention. Hieroglyphic System. Initials and Determinatives. Rosetta Stone. Importance of Translating it. Description. Greek Inscription, Line 1 - 64. Hieroglyphics, Line L - XIV. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.