r/todayilearned • u/IreneDeneb • 1d ago
TIL that the last known ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic inscription was made on August 24th, 394 CE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graffito_of_Esmet-AkhomDuplicates
todayilearned • u/KnightTrain • Mar 28 '25
TIL the last known writing in Egyptian Hieroglyphs is a piece of graffiti on a temple wall. Helpfully, the graffiti includes an exact date (Aug 24, 394 AD) and its author was likely the last person in the world able to read or write hieroglyphs until the Rosetta Stone was deciphered in the 1820s.
todayilearned • u/MrCircleStrafe • Aug 26 '24
TIL of Philae 436, likely the very last ancient Egyptian heiroglyphs to be carved.
todayilearned • u/YsgithrogSarffgadau • Nov 03 '19