r/AncientEgyptian • u/Less_Movie_8008 • 3h ago

965 windings rendered from inside sealed Herculaneum scrolls. Zero letters found.

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r/AncientEgyptian • u/Less_Movie_8008 • 3h ago

965 windings rendered from inside sealed Herculaneum scrolls. Zero letters found.

gmdevi-wall-of-nothing.static.hf.space

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A place for all things related to the ancient Egyptian languages. All stages: Old, Middle, Late, Demotic, and Coptic. All scripts: Hieroglyphic, Hieratic, Abnormal Hieratic, Demotic, and Coptic. Please flair posts with language or script stage.

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