In hieroglyphics, determinatives were signs that determined how the preceding glyph should be interpreted.

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Terry

7 February, 10:45

In hieroglyphics, determinatives were signs that determined how the preceding glyph should be interpreted.

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Sheldon Sparks · Answer 1

I believe the above statement is true; In hieroglyphics, determinatives were signs that determined how the preceding glyph should be interpreted. In the hieroglyphic system, directionally was not standardized. The reader from the direction in which living animals were facing, but sometimes the direction in text changed.