1. Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs & The Cartouche

2. Let’s imagine we are traveling to Egypt. 1

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4. Great Pyramids at Giza Great Sphinx 3

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6. The Papyrus of Ani is a papyrus manuscript written in cursive hieroglyphs and illustrated with color miniatures created in the 19th dynasty of the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, (1240s BC).papyruscursive hieroglyphs 19th dynastyNew KingdomAncient Egypt 5

7. A section of the Papyrus of Ani showing cursive hieroglyphs.Papyrus of Ani (Wikipedia) 6

8. Rosetta Stone, 45 in x 28.5 in. x 11 in 7

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10. Hieroglyphs are like word pictures. There are more than 2,000 hieroglyphic characters. The scribe would write the name of the royal person inside a “cartouche,” (car toosh) an oval symbol with a line underneath. 9

11. Ancient Egyptian cartouche of Thutmose III, Karnak, Egypt Luxor 10

12. Work on Paper Wall Sculpture 11

15. Use this virtual CartoucheCartouche MakerMaker to translate your name into Egyptian symbols…

16. Create a cartouche of your name using clay, tools, stamps, with a decorative edge and base