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Q.How did anyone work out how to read hieroglyphics

A.The Rosetta Stone provided the key to deciphering hieroglyphics. It is a stone from 196 BC, now in the British Museum, containing Egyptian & Greek writing.

Q.Wots an egyption needle with inscriptions called

A.An Egyptian needle is called an obelisk and the inscriptions are called heiroglyphs. Cleopatra's Needle in London originally stood in Luxor, Egypt.

Q.What is a cartouche

A.A cartouche is a carved or cast ornamental tablet or panel in the shape of a scroll. Also, an oblong containing divine names in Egyptian hieroglyphics.