The innovation of the hieroglyphic writing system and the emergence of Memphis as the new seat of power.

象形文字系统的革新以及孟菲斯市作为新的权力中心的出现。

We've already talked about a sandal label of an Egyptian pharaoh that had early writing on it, in hieroglyphs.

们已经谈到埃及法老早期以象形文字做成的凉鞋标签。

Another frustrating practice of the Ancient Egyptians was to be wildly inconsistent with the way they wrote down hieroglyphs.

古埃及另一个令沮丧的做法是，他们书写象形文字的方式极其不统一。

This hieroglyphic text translates to “Half as Interesting, ” but not literally.

这个象形文字的文本翻译成“一半有趣” ，但不是字面意思。

And you had something called demotic script, which was like a shorthand version of hieroglyphs.

你还有一种叫做世俗体的文字，它是象形文字的简写形式。

Did not an immortal physicist and interpreter of hieroglyphs write detestable verses?

难道一位不朽的物理学和象形文字的解释者没有写过可恶的诗句吗？

The ancient Egyptians wrote using a kind of alphabet called hieroglyphics, which were single pictures that represented entire words or ideas.

古埃及使用一种叫做象形文字的字母进行书写，这种字母是代表完整的语言或想法的一张图片。

Over the entrances of many ancient Egyptian tombs were warnings in hieroglyphs.

在许多古埃及墓穴的入口处， 都有象形文字的警告。

Not the profile typical of hieroglyphics but a straight-on head shot.

不是象形文字的典型轮廓, 而是直接的头部射击。

The hieroglyphic code was finally cracked by Jean-Fran? ois Champollion – a prodigy or young person with a great natural talent.

这个象形文字的密码最终让-弗朗索瓦·商博良破解了，他是一个奇才或天赋异禀的年轻。

They wrote hieroglyphic inscriptions saying, you know, I was sent to get these obelisks.

他们刻下了象形文字的铭文，内容大概是：“遣来获取这些方尖碑。”

The exhibit is dark and mysterious, kind of like a maze with walls of hieroglyphics all around.

展览昏暗而神秘，就像一个四周布满象形文字的迷宫。

Starting around 1700 B.C., though, Semites familiar with Egyptian hieroglyphs did begin to experiment with that logical step.

然而，从公元前 1700 年左右开始，熟悉埃及象形文字的闪米特确实开始尝试这一合乎逻辑的步骤。

After the ancient empire of Egypt came to an end, the meaning of hieroglyphs was lost for many centuries.

古埃及帝国结束后，象形文字的意义消失了多个世纪。

I learned to navigate in two days -- and this is someone who hates numbers and sees them as hieroglyphics.

两天就学会了导航——而是一个讨厌数字并且把数字看作象形文字的。

The meaning of Egyptian hieroglyphs remained a mystery until 1799 when Napoleon's soldiers unearthed a dark, damaged rock in the Egyptian coastal town of Rosetta.

埃及象形文字的含义直到1799年一直是一个谜，拿破仑的士兵在埃及海岸城镇罗塞塔挖掘出一块黑色的破损岩石。

Early alphabets that used such shapes allowed more people to read, and let them read faster, eventually replacing cumbersome pictographic writing systems like Egyptian hieroglyphics.

使用这种形状的早期字母让更多的能够阅读，让他们阅读得更快，最终取代了像埃及象形文字这样繁琐的象形文字系统。

When Emperor Theodosius abolished all non-Christian temples in 391, the use of hieroglyphs virtually ended, with the last known inscription dating a mere 3 years later.

公元391年，狄奥多西皇帝废除了所有非基督教的神庙，象形文字的使用实际上就此终结，最后已知的铭文仅在此后3年出现。

So I'd just like to quickly ask you about this god, because he's the subject of the very last hieroglyph inscription that has survived.

所以想快速问一下关于这位神明的情况，因为他正是最后幸存下来的象形文字铭文的主题。

It's like some guy who wrote this down 200 years ago in hieroglyphics, and I'm able to decipher it and then bring it to life.

这就像有些伙两百年前用象形文字写下的东西，能够破译并将其呈现出来。