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

Egyptian Alphabet: Hieroglyphic Symbol for the Letter S There is just one hieroglyph for the letter "S" that represents the different sound of the letter. Hieroglyphic writing contains a phonetic element, called a phonogram. A phonogram is an image that can represent a spoken sound. The first image depicts a pool and the second picture depicts the symbol for folded line (all clothes worn in ancient Egypt were made of linen). |