Hieroglyphs are an ancient pictorial writing system used for conveying messages. This research paper aims to introduce a novel hand-drawn hieroglyph dataset based on the Gardiner classification - a ...

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Shattered depictions of Hatshepsut have long thought to be products of her successor’s violent hatred towards her, but a new ...

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Publication date 1993 Topics Egyptian language -- Writing, Hieroglyphic, Egyptian language -- Grammar, Egyptian language -- Grammar, Egyptian language -- Writing, Hieroglyphic Publisher New York : ...

Ramesses II made peace with the Hittites around 1258 B.C. and took a Hittite princess as one of his wives. Like other Egyptian pharaohs, he practiced polygamy and had many wives and concubines.