hieroglyph

Summary

hieroglyph ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (248 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• hieroglyph is a type of grapheme^[2].
• hieroglyph is part of pictographic writing system^[3].
• hieroglyph's Commons category is recorded as Hieroglyphs^[4].
• hieroglyph's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hieroglyphs^[5].
• hieroglyph's Commons gallery is recorded as Hieroglyphs^[6].
• hieroglyph's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[7].
• hieroglyph's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[8].
• hieroglyph's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary^[9].
• hieroglyph's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6^[10].
• hieroglyph's main Wikidata property is recorded as P7383^[11].
• hieroglyph's main Wikidata property is recorded as P5425^[12].
• hieroglyph's derivative work is recorded as Egyptian hieratic^[13].

Body

Definition and Type

hieroglyph is a type of grapheme^[2].

Use and Application

hieroglyph is part of pictographic writing system^[3].

Influence

Things named for hieroglyph include Phalaenopsis hieroglyphica^[14], a taxon^[15].

Why It Matters

hieroglyph ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (248 views/month).^[1] hieroglyph has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16] hieroglyph is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]

Entities named for hieroglyph include Phalaenopsis hieroglyphica^[14], a taxon^[15].