The Ancient Egyptians
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Egyptian Hieroglyphics

Egyptian Alphabet: Image of the Hieroglyphic Symbol for the Letter A
Image of the ancient Egyptian symbol that was used in ancient Egyptian writing that corresponds to the letter A in the English alphabet.

Egyptian Alphabet: Hieroglyphic Symbol for the Letter A

Egyptian Alphabet: Hieroglyphic Symbol for the Letter A
There are two hieroglyphs for the letter "A" representing the different sounds of the letter. Hieroglyphic writing contains a phonetic element, called a phonogram. A phonogram is an image that can represent a spoken sound. The image of the bird depicts a vulture and used for the short "a" sound in words, like CAT. The image of the arm makes a long "a" sound like TABLE.