Editing Egyptian hieroglyphs (section)

==Simple examples==
{{Hiero/1cartouche|align=left|era=pt |name=[[Ptolemaic dynasty|Ptolemy]]|nomen=<hiero>p:t-wA-l:M-i-i-s</hiero>}}

The glyphs in this [[cartouche]] are transliterated as:
{|
|- style="vertical-align:middle;" border="0"
| p<br />t
| "ua"
| l<br />m
| y (ii) s
|
|<br />
|<br />
'''Ptolmys'''
|}

though ''ii'' is considered a single letter and transliterated ''y''.

Another way in which hieroglyphs work is illustrated by the two Egyptian words pronounced ''pr'' (usually vocalised as ''per''). One word is 'house', and its hieroglyphic representation is straightforward:
<hiero>pr:Z1</hiero>
[[File:Name of Alexander the Great in Hieroglyphs circa 330 BCE.jpg|thumb|Name of [[Alexander the Great]] in hieroglyphs, {{cx|332&nbsp;BC}}, Egypt. [[Louvre Museum]]]]
Here, the 'house' hieroglyph works as a logogram: it represents the word with a single sign. The vertical stroke below the hieroglyph is a common way of indicating that a glyph is working as a logogram.

Another word ''pr'' is the verb 'to go out, leave'. When this word is written, the 'house' hieroglyph is used as a phonetic symbol:
<hiero>pr:r-D54</hiero>
Here, the 'house' glyph stands for the consonants ''pr''. The 'mouth' glyph below it is a ''phonetic complement:'' it is read as ''r'', reinforcing the phonetic reading of ''pr''. The third hieroglyph is a ''determinative'': it is an [[ideogram]] for verbs of motion that gives the reader an idea of the meaning of the word.