heiroglyphs adorn the carved surface of a sandstone slab

undecipherable archaeologist communication decipherable archaeology iconography pictograms repetition repetative historical discovery egyptians logograms cartouche building chiseled cuniform language alphabet cartuche temporal markings historic cultural ancient culture imprint painted pigment royalty writing letters kingdom meaning mistake history written natural beetle falcon temple linear shapes sounds chisel close egypt horus snake stamp stone upper staff words story bird gray hawk oxen rock limestone