The Graffito of Esmet-Akhom in the temple of Philae is the last known use of hieroglyphs in ancient Egypt, but why did they stop being used?

The symbols they used were called hieroglyphs, which comes from a Greek word meaning ‘sacred carving ... everyday ancient Egyptian language and a Greek translation.

As History noted, Napoleon Bonaparte had instructed his soldiers to look out for Egyptian ... could alter the meaning of a group of symbols. Thanks to him, the language of hieroglyphics had ...