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
Learning
One hieroglyph, its reading, its meaning β presented one at a time, no overload.
Evaluation
Recall the meaning of the hieroglyph. Every correct answer earns XP.
Spaced repetition
Hieroglyphs you've learned resurface at just the right time so you never forget them.
Your path
The 24 uniliterals
The phonetic alphabet, taught first of all.
First words
nfr, ankh, pr-aa β read sign by sign.
Phrases
nαΉ―r nfr, "the good god" β epithets and titles.
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: sαΈm=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.
hieroglyphs to learn, each with its meaning, category and transliteration.
Pricing
- 1 new hieroglyph / day
- Unlimited reviews
- All 22 grammar lessons
- Unlimited new hieroglyphs
- Unlimited reviews
- All 22 grammar lessons
- Reading: words, phrases and bas-reliefs