Hieroglyphs 2 (with an Introduction to Hieroglyphs-Extraordinary)

With this second issue of Hieroglyphs, we continue our exploration of graphic practices and linguistic ideologies in hieroglyphic writing systems in Egypt and beyond. This volume features an in-depth analysis of Maya glyphs that appear to intrude into the domain of picture, highlighting the rich tensions and interplay between text and image in the Maya world. It also includes a close study of gender markers in pre-Old Egyptian private stelae and an examination of digital approaches to the Sethian classifier in the Coffin Texts. The volume concludes with the second part of a study of hieroglyphs in the Renaissance, followed by a comparative analysis of functional parallels and divergences in sign usage between ancient Chinese and Egyptian hieroglyphic scripts.