Hieroglyphics Collection (page 9)

Painted relief, temple of Rameses III, Medinet Habu, Egypt, 12th century BC. Amon-Ra, Egyptian god, (left) and Rameses III (ruled 1187-1156 BC), second king of the 20th dynasty

Wall painting depicting the god Thoth, temple of Rameses III, Medinet Habu, Egypt, c1187-c1156 BC
Wall painting depicting the Ancient Egyptian Ibis-headed god Thoth, temple of Rameses III, Medinet Habu, Egypt, c1187-c1156 BC. Thoth was secretary to the gods and patron of scribes

Canopic jar, vessel used for burial of embalmed viscera, Ancient Egyptian

Pharaoh Rameses II, Ancient Egyptian, 19th dynasty, 13th century BC. Painted relief showing Rameses II, The Great (1279-1213 BC), third king of the 19th dynasty, with Nubian prisoners

Tomb of Horemheb, last king of 18th dynasty, Ancient Egyptian, c1292 BC. Horemheb ruled from 1319-1292 BC. This wall painting shows him and the falcon-headed god Horus

Papyrus from an Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead. The scene shows a pharaoh on an ox-drawn bier being taken for burial

Detail from a Book of the Dead scroll, Ancient Egyptian, Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 BC. Weighing the heart of the deceased in a balance

Hieroglyphics carved on a column at the Temple of Karnak, Egypt, c14th-13th century BC. The symbols include an ankh, the Ancient Egyptian symbol of life, and a bee

Ancient Egyptian hunting wildfowl with a throwing stick, c1350 BC. Wall painting from the tomb of Nebamum or Nebmum, 18th Dynasty. It shows a man hunting in a papyrus reed bed with fish and birds

Working life in Ancient Egypt, wall painting from an artisans tomb at Saqqara. Note scribes keeping records at bottom right

Woman in a birthing chair, Ancient Egyptian limestone relief from Kawm Umbu. Various medical instruments are depicted on the right

The Rosetta Stone, 196 BC. A basalt slab inscribed with a decree of the Pharaoh Ptolemy Epiphanes (Ptolemy V) (205-180 BC) in three languages; Greek, Hieroglyphic and Demotic script

Pharaoh Horemheb with the goddess Isis and the god Horus, Ancient Egyptian, 14th century BC. Horemheb (reigned c1321-c1293 BC) was the last king of the 18th dynasty

Goddess Isis with King Tuthmosis III, Ancient Egyptian, 15th century BC. Painted limestone relief at Deir el Bahn, Luxor, Egypt

Jackal-headed god Anubis receiving dead king or noble, Ancient Egyptian. Painting inside a coffin. Anubis, son of Osiris, took the souls of the dead to his father, the judge of the underworld

Painted wall relief, Temple of Rameses III, Medinet Habu, Egypt, 12th century BC
Painted wall relief showing a royal barge, Temple of Rameses III, Medinet Habu, Egypt, 12th century BC. Rameses III was Pharaoh of Egypt from 1187-1156 BC

Wall painting from the tomb of Nebarunun, Thebes, Egypt, c1350 BC. The painting depicts herdsmen with cattle and a scribe (bottom left) recording details of the herd

Ibis-headed god Thoth, secretary to the gods and patron of scribes, Ancient Egyptian. Wall painting from the Tombs of the Nobles, Thebes (Luxor), Egypt

Funerary papyrus, Ancient Egyptian, 18th Dynasty, 1550-1293 BC. Weighing the heart of the deceased in a balance. The baboon is one form of Thoth, inventor of writing and secretary to the gods

Wall painting from the tomb of Nefertari, Thebes, Ancient Egypt, 19th Dynasty, 13th century BC. Nefertari (1292-1225 BC) was the favourite queen of Ramses II

Cartouche for Rameses II, Ancient Egyptian, 19th Dynasty, c1279-1212 BC. Cartouche from the Temple of Ramses, Abydos. In Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic script

Stone carved hieroglyphs from Thebes, Ancient Egypt

Votive stele dedicated by his brother to a man from Ermant, near Thebes, Ancient Egypt. Bas relief carving with the eye of Horus at the top and various hieroglyphs

Wall painting from tomb of Sennefer, Abydos, Ancient Egypt, 18th Dynasty, c1450 BC. Detail showing a boat on the Nile with a square-rigged sail and oarsmen

Wall painting from the tomb of Ti, Saqqara, Ancient Egypt, Early 5th Dynasty, c2498-2450 BC. A detail of a painted relief showing two carpenters at work

Golden throne of Tutankhamun, Ancient Egyptian, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, 14th century BC. This panel is from the back of a throne belonging to the Pharaoh Tutankhamun (d c1323 BC)

Administrative tablet of clay, Mesopotamian / Sumerian, 3100-2900 BC
Administrative tablet of clay, Mesopotamian/Sumerian, 3100-2900 BC. The earliest tablets with written inscriptions represent the work of administrators, perhaps of large temple institutions

Heliopolis Obelisk, Egypt, 1878. Artist: Felix Bonfils
Heliopolis Obelisk, Egypt, 1878. The oldest standing Ancient Egyptian obelisk in existence, this example dates from the reign of the 12th Dynasty Pharaoh Senusret I, who ruled from 1971 to 1926 BC

Gate to the north of Karnak, Nubia, Egypt, 1878. Artist: Felix Bonfils
Gate to the north of Karnak, Nubia, Egypt, 1878. Gateway to a small temple dedicated to Khonsu (Chons), an Ancient Egyptian deity associated with the Moon

Egyptian hieroglyphs, Egypt, 1863-1864. Artist: Emmanuel Rouge
Egyptian hieroglyphs, Egypt, 1863-1864. Photograph from an expedition to Egypt by Emmanuel Rouge, Viscount of Banville, in 1863-1864

Treaty of Ramses and the Hittite People, Temple of Karnak, 19th century
Ramses and the Hittite People, Temple of Karnak, 19th century

Ancient Egyptians hunting wildfowl with throwing sticks. The picture shows a papyrus reed bed with fish and numerous birds including a flock of geese taking to the air. From the British Museum

Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV) heretic Egyptian pharaoh. Relief originally in the Temple of the Sun, Thebes, showing Akhenaten with his wife Nefertiti and their two daughters offering gifts to the Sun

Imhotep, Ancient Egyptian physician. Limestone relief. Imhotep is shown seated (right) together with surgical instruments (centre) and a birthing chair (left). Imhotep was something of a polymath

Egyptian papyrus depicting taking the mummy to the necropolis, 13th century BC
Egyptian papyrus depicting taking the mummy to the necropolis, from the Book of the Dead of Hunefer, from the British Museums collection, 13th century BC

Mexican Codex From Central Mexico, showing family tree of Izatzcantzin. Aztec and Spanish Hieroglyphs. Berlin Museums

Wooden box for the game of Senet, Egyptian, c1300 BC. The box belonged to Imenmes, who is portrayed as the small figure on the right hand side.Imenmes (fl. c)

Hittite relief of a horseman, Tell Halaf, Syria, c10th - 9th century BC
Hittite relief of a horseman, Tell Halaf, Syria, c10th-9th century BC. From the British Museum

Hittite relief of an archer, Tell Halaf, Syria, c10th - 9th century BC
Hittite relief of an archer, Tell Halaf, Syria, c10th-9th century BC. From the British Museum

Hittite Hieroglyphs, c9th century BC. The inscription uses an ancient Hittite script. From the British Museum

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