ancient egyptian hieroglyph alphabet tiles for word games
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A selection of alphabet tiles using Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs to provide an interesting and challenging variation on word games of all types. Free to download and use.TRANSCRIPT
Egyptian Crossword Tiles for Board Games
Egyptian Crossword Tiles for Board Games
Word games with a difference. Liven them up by
substituting the letters of the alphabet with
hieroglyphic equivalents!
Print off page 3 of this PDF and cut out the letters there.
I used the number of copies of each letter as suggested
by my scrabble board. You can use these proportions ,
or fewer, or more letters to suit your reinterpretation of
your favourite word game.
Unleash your imagination!
The mainly one consonant signs of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs have been
assigned rough equivalents to many of the letters of the alphabet by scholars.
There are some interesting additions, for example CH and TH and SH – and
omissions, no I, L, U , X or Z.
However, with a bit of imagination, alternatives can be found. For example, Q can
be expressed with two letters KW, and X with KS. Letter substitutions are then used
for the other missing letters. Spelling takes on a whole new dimension.
Of course this is all a gross oversimplification and uses only a very small proportion
of the rich repertoire of hieroglyphics. But remember not to get too serious, these
are after all only parts for a game.
Does this seem complicated? Not really – there is a simple chart overleaf. I have
also included the available alphabet equivalents on the tile designs themselves.
Print, Cut, Play and Enjoy!
6th January 2011
Idea and Realisation by Chris Thomas & Louise Thomas
Milton Contact Ltd
http://www.miltoncontact.co.uk
Egyptian Crossword Tiles for Board Games
A
B
C
CH
D
E
F
G
H
Q
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
I
R
S
SH
T
TH
U
V
W
X
Y
Z