....An Egyptian Kodak™ moment (thanx wikipedia).
Alright folks, I know everyone spent lots of time composing their Mayan names with links from a previous post, but now it's time for another culture. Yes, it's time for Egytian learning.
There are some truly fascinating tutorials on learning ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics for those interested. I had a ball reading about the curious tendency to omit what we call vowels in hieroglyphics. Wrd, trl wrd. Hhhhh.. ll
Anyway, If you wish to learn more, I'd suggest you start here. A great brief history of the writing system and a good pronunciation guide as well.
Want to know more about Egyptian history in general? Well, of course you do. Trot on over to wikipedia, one of my personal favorites, for some shared learning (wiki-wiki).
Those more fantasy minded may enjoy this super site on Egyptian mythology.
Here's my name in phonetically transferred hieroglyphics (with vowels):
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