conventional long form: Republic of Peru conventional short form: Peru local long form: Republica del Peru local short form: Peru etymology: exact meaning is obscure, but the name may derive from a native word biru meaning river Government type: presidential republic Capital: name: Lima geographic coordinates: 12 03 S, 77 03 W
Hieroglyphics (sacred symbols). For a long time it was supposed that the written Egyptian language consisted solely of concepts, like a picture of a hippopotamus stood for râ¦iver, or danger, or submerge.
Ancient Egypt, Hieroglyphics An Explanation of Hieroglyphics Hieroglyphs, characters in any system of writing in which symbols represent objects (such as tools, animals, or boats) and ideas (such as motion, time, and joy).n Explanation of Hieroglyphics. Hieroglyphs, characters in any system of writing in which symbols represent objects (such as tools, animals, or boats) and ideas (such as motion, time, and joy).