Learn to decipher
hieroglyphs.

One hieroglyph at a time. Spaced repetition, XP, streaks β€” the modern way to learn applied to the oldest writing system there is.

Live translations

How it works

01

Learning

One hieroglyph, its reading, its meaning β€” presented one at a time, no overload.

02

Evaluation

Recall the meaning of the hieroglyph. Every correct answer earns XP.

03

Spaced repetition

Hieroglyphs you've learned resurface at just the right time so you never forget them.

Your path

Start

The 24 uniliterals

The phonetic alphabet, taught first of all.

100 signs

First words

nfr, ankh, pr-aa β€” read sign by sign.

300 signs

Phrases

nαΉ―r nfr, "the good god" β€” epithets and titles.

550 signs

Bas-reliefs

Real inscriptions, read line by line.

Far more than flashcards

The 3D stele

All 1072 cells of the Unicode block carved into a torch-lit chamber. The signs you've mastered light up gold in the stone.

A sheet for every sign

Gardiner code, category, what the sign depicts, transliteration, meaning β€” the full entry you'd find in an Egyptological dictionary.

Audio pronunciation

Hear a sign's phonetic value in one click, straight from its sheet.

22 grammar lessons

From word order to the complete verbal system: sḏm=f, participles, relative forms, negation. Open from day one.

Progressive reading

Words, then phrases, then real bas-reliefs β€” the offering formula, a cartouche of Thutmose III. Each tier opens as you progress.

Quizzes both ways

Recall a sign's meaning, or the sign matching a meaning β€” among six options from the same category.

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hieroglyphs to learn, each with its meaning, category and transliteration.

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  • All 22 grammar lessons
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