The ancient Egyptians recorded events using a system of writing known as hieroglyphs. Hieroglyphs were a combination of logographic and alphabetic elements, and they were used for religious literature on papyrus and wood. The earliest known examples of Egyptian writing date back to around 3200 BCE.
Hieroglyphs were often inscribed on the walls of temples and tombs, as well as on monuments and stelae. These inscriptions served various purposes, including recording historical events, religious texts, and administrative information. The Rosetta Stone, discovered in 1799, was instrumental in deciphering hieroglyphs, as it contained the same text in Greek, Demotic, and hieroglyphic script.
In addition to hieroglyphs, the Egyptians also used hieratic and later Demotic scripts for everyday writing. Hieratic was a simplified form of hieroglyphs used primarily for religious texts and administrative documents, while Demotic was an even more simplified script used for legal and literary texts.
Overall, the Egyptian writing system was a crucial tool for recording and preserving their history, culture, and knowledge for future generations.