Hieroglyphics Tattoos
Egyptian Hieroglyphics Tattoo
Hieroglyphs were used for writing in ancient Egypt. There are several ways the hieroglyphs can be interpreted:
- Phonetic: there is a hieroglyphic alphabet that consists of 24 symbols that represent a consonant.
- Logographic: a hieroglyph can be interpreted as a logogram, a single symbol that represents a whole word.
For example:
: this hieroglyphic means "house"
: this one means "flamingo"
There are several online hieroglyphic translators that let you write a word or your name in hieroglyphs.
