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
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