Hieroglyphics: The Writings of Ancient Egypt pages, as well as items specific to the cosmetic palettes of Ancient Egypt. It also explains the Old Kingdom label (Ancient Egypt), (for Pharaoh Den), with some of the oldest used hieroglyph sign examples, and also discusses the signs upon pottery. The English text is 251 pages, and contains a short word glossary for 29 entries, a one-page bibliography, and a five-page index. The Gardiner sign list covers five pages, with the 650+ signs, with hieroglyph topic pages in the "red color" for the glyph and a page number-adjacent, as a location . Hieroglyphics: The Writings of Ancient Egypt Hieroglyphics:
Rosetta Stone almost certainly did not originate in the town of Rashid (Rosetta) where it was found, but more likely came from a temple site farther inland, possibly the royal town of Sais. The temple from which it originally came was probably closed around AD 392 when Eastern Roman emperor Theodosius I ordered the closing of all non-Christian temples of worship. The original stele broke at some point, its largest piece becoming what we now know as the Rosetta Stone. Ancient Egyptian temples were later used as quarries for new construction, and the Rosetta Stone probably was re-used in this manner. Later