1103 Hieroglyphs (1/2)

The moment a test was mentioned, the four research students suddenly got excited. The one that was getting tested wasn't them after all, so they were more than glad to witness this happening. He He even said, ”Mr. Luo, don't let him off easily!”

Wei Kang was instead worried that Mr. Luo would make the questions too difficult and embarrass Zhang Zian. He really wished that Zhang Zian could answer these questions correctly. It would really be a great final addition to their Egypt trip then.

Mr. Luo smiled but remained silent, flipping through the book that he had brought. He landed on one page, pushing it towards Zhang Zian. ”What does this picture mean?”

Zhang Zian, Wei Kang, and everyone else there came to surround the book, stretching out their necks to see what was happening.

Wei Kang sucked in a cold breath, exclaiming, ”These…these are Egyptian hieroglyphs!”

Mr. Luo nodded. ”When talking about Ancient Egypt, we can't possibly leave out Ancient Egypt's ancient language and alphabet. Language and words are the basis to every single civilization. If you know Ancient Egypt's language, even if your knowledge is rudimentary, it is great proof of understanding.”

”This… Isn't this too difficult…?” Wei Kang sneaked a glance at Zhang Zian worriedly.

Mr. Luo looked over at Zhang Zian as well. ”What do you think? If you think this is too difficult, I can change it into another question.”

Zhang Zian stared at the picture emptily.

First of all, all of the hieroglyphs were circled up with an elliptical border, a symmetrical support beneath it, looking like a long oval makeup mirror.

In the border, a right angle triangle was at the very top, with its hypotenuse looking more like steps.

Under the triangle was an animal that was lying down. It had a head, a tail, and four legs, much like a lioness.

Under the lioness was an upside-down U shape with one of its openings connected to a circle, somewhat similar to a fishhook.

There were a few other symbols—two birds, a feather that was like a dagger, squares, semicircles, and a few other symbols that were too hard to describe.

The four students started to try deciphering the hieroglyphs, guessing everything under the sun. Every time He He guessed something, she received great praise from Gao Ke and Xiao Tianyu.

”How about it? Do you know what this photo means?”

After some time, Mr. Luo questioned him, mouth curved into a smile.

”If I am not wrong,” Zhang Zian answered confidently, ”this photo came from the Rosetta Stone, and it means 'Cleopatra.'”

”Cleopatra?” He He repeated. ”Why does this name sound…ah! It's the Beautiful Queen of Egypt?”

”No, the one on this sledge is Cleopatra the First, and the Queen of Egypt is the Seventh. There's a huge difference between them.” Zhang Zian corrected her without any consideration.

Wei Kang couldn't help his excitement and nervousness at Zhang Zian's firm answer, asking for Mr. Luo's opinion with his eyes.