Egyptian Language and Pyramids

Do NowTake out your hieroglyphic drawings and

share what you have written.

Written LanguageHieroglyphic means “holy writing”More than 700 symbolsOriginally used for religion, then to record

things such as royal ceremonies, tax collecting, and even the depth of the Nile

Hieroglyphics were translated using the Rosetta Stone

Hieroglyphics

Papyrus

Rosetta Stone

PyramidsThe Old Kingdom is known as the “Age of the

pyramids”King Zoser was the first king to be buried in a

pyramidBuried in famous step pyramid at SaqqaraBest known is the Great Pyramid at Giza,

built for King Khufu

King Zoser Step Pyramid

King Khufu Great Pyramid of Giza

King Khafre

King Khafre

SphinxPyramids at Giza