Hieroglyphics: The Writings of Ancient Egypt Hieroglyphics: The Writings of Ancient Egypt Hieroglyphics: The Writings of Ancient Egypt is a primer on Egyptian hieroglyphics by Maria Carmela Betrò, later professor for Egyptology at Pisa University (published in Italian as "Geroglifici" in 1995; English translation 1996). The standard version of analytic Egyptian hieroglyphs is based upon the 26 categories of the Gardiner's Sign List, (about 700 signs). That categorization is still the basic standard. The approach in "Hieroglyphics: The Writings of Ancient Egypt" is to use some of the Gardiner sign categories, to focus on specific major-use signs. The end of a thematic chapter then has synoptic
Hieroglyphics (group) prominently on their albums, website, stickers, and clothing. As a collective, the Hieroglyphics have released three studio albums: "3rd Eye Vision" in 1998, "Full Circle" in 2003, and "The Kitchen" in 2013. In 2005, the collective released a live DVD and accompanying CD of the Hiero's 2003 "Full Circle Tour". The collective has also released five compilation albums: "Hieroglyphics B-Sides" and "Hieroglyphics Oldies, Vol. I" in 1997, "Hieroglyphics Oldies, Vol. II" in 1998, "The Building" in 2004, "The Corner" in 2005, and most recently, "Over Time", in March 2007. Individual members of the collective have also released albums of their