First Draft Exhibits

   So I have just about a hundred sources that I've complied but I think these are five relevant images that relate to each other, and most of which I will definitely be using in my final project.

I think naturally the first image I should use is one I will definitely have to include; an image of Egypt. Egyptian is just one of a number of African and Near East languages, from early inscriptions to written language. Throughout my project I will be discussion the variation and progression of the Egyptian language. (Image Above)

 Hieroglyphics are written in rows, and read up and down, left to right, or right to left; the direction in which the images of the text are facing tell us which direction to read from. There are hundreds of glyphs all representing different sounds, words, or numbers.(Images Above and Below)

Some images represent single letters, some represent multiple consonants; Egyptians wrote only in consonants. There are also glyphs that stand for full words, called determinatives. These are used to clarify the the meaning of glyphs since here were no vowels. (Image Below)

And, of course, we can't forget about the Rosetta Stone. Originally, the stone was used to record historical records, the text of an agreement issued jointly by a king and a synod of ancient Egyptian clergy. More importantly, though, it has served as a tool for scholars to better understand everything to do with Egypt, especially the language. By comparing one side of the stone written in Greek, they were finally able to understand the Egyptian language. (Image Above)

Sources:
 http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=9i8L8qxSsM4C&oi=fnd&pg=PA75&dq=egyptian+hieroglyphics+images&ots=P3ox5hwr4E&sig=XQTCu5tJ_PUAxiGcw_-wP8ixwuk#v=onepage&q&f=false

http://www.omniglot.com/writing/egyptian.htm

http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=laps1wv2o0AC&oi=fnd&pg=PP8&dq=egyptian+hieroglyphics+rosetta+stone&ots=4pjQ7tmglD&sig=-72J3nlHEFP0zgXR0vS_PLsXTlw#v=onepage&q=egyptian%20hieroglyphics%20rosetta%20stone&f=false