Ancient Egypt's Writing System by Ana Laura Santiago

Have you ever wonder what papyrus is meant for? Egyptians writing was used more than 2,000 hieroglyphics in a chart. Papyrus is a plant that is used to make paper. Egyptians used black ink that was deep into a tip in a tiny brush. This paper will focus on Egyptians writing, papyrus, and what kind of ink did the Egyptians used.

Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to write in Egyptian writing? The Egyptians form of writing is called hieroglyphics. Each hieroglyphics would stand for someone or something. Referring to this the Egyptians new who or what they would write about. For example, when they used to write someone’s name in hieroglyphics they would now what they where talking about. To be able to read hieroglyphics they would used the Rosetta stone. Referring to this the Rosetta stone was really important. For example, they would translate what the Egyptians wrote. Egyptians writing was the same as Arabic writing. Additionally to this Arabic and Egyptians writing was the same. The meaning behind the text was almost the same. As a result the Rosetta stone was the only way to communicate. 

Have you ever wondered what it feels like to touch papyrus?  Did you know that papyrus plant is found near the Nile River? Referring to this the Nile River plant is really important to the Egyptians, thus, Egyptians get the plant out of the Nile River. The rest of the plant was used for baskets, floor mats, ropes. Referring to this they did not only used the plant to make paper they also used it for different stuff. The plant was very used full for ancient Egyptians. The papyrus plant had a multiple of used that influenced architecture. Referring to this out of what they made the paper they influenced their architecture. However Egyptians architecture was really famous in ancient Egyptians times.       

Have you ever wondered if Egyptians used the same ink as we use? Egyptians used black ink and it was made of different materials such as, vegetable gums, water mixed with soot, and a simple reed.  Step#1: They mixed water with soot and  make the ink stronger.  Step #2:  They put the vegetable on a wooden palette. Egyptians used a wooden palette to put the vegetable for it to not fall down.   Step #3: The pen had to be a simple reed, fashioned at the tip into a tiny brush.  However Egyptians nib where thin and the reeds were sharp.  As a result Egyptians ink came out to be very thin and strong. In conclusion Egyptians not only used the ink for writing they also used it for drawings.    

In addition, hieroglyphics were important in ancient times because it was a form of communication among people. The plant papyrus was very used full for much stuff. Egyptians use the same ink we use, but their ink was thinner and it was only one color which was black. In conclusion I learned that Egyptians are very wise to create things. To sum up Egyptians where almost like inventors that would come out with ideas and would create there ideas.