Hierolgyphs
A Library in Your Hand
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
The Names of the Kings of Egypt has been added to the bookshelf.
Developed by researcher and author Bill Petty, this comprehensive digital library is the essential mobile reference for Egyptophiles, students, researchers, and professional Egyptologists.
The Hieroglyphs app brings the most popular Hieroglyphic dictionary directly to your device, along with other reference books to aid in translation and understanding hieroglyphs and the Middle Egyptian language. Whether you are translating inscriptions in the field or studying at home or school, the Hieroglyphs app provides the tools you need.
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Key Features:
• Phonograms and ideograms: A comprehensive list of uni-literals, bi-literals, tri-literals, and ideograms (included).
• EZGlyph and Proglyph: The easiest, Word-based hieroglyph writer (included). These tools are a $25 value.
• Hieroglyphic Sign List: Based on the work of Alan Gardiner.
• Hieroglyphic Dictionary: A best sellling Middle Egyptian dictionary, with about 4,000 entries.
• Egyptian Glyphary: A Sign List based hieroglyphic dictionary of Middle Egyptian, for easy look-up.
• English to Middle Egyptian Dictionary: The most comprehensive dictionary of its kind with about 8,000 entries.
• The Names of the Kings of Egypt: The Serekhs and Cartouches of Egypt's Pharaohs, along with Selected Queens.
• Curated Library: References Books, Instructional Materials, and Hieroglyphic Texts are being added every month.
Introductory Offer: To celebrate the app's release, receive a special 50% introductory discount on all in-app purchases for a limited time.
About the Developer: Bill Petty is a dedicated researcher and author specializing in Egyptian Hieroglyphs. Through BFPress, a division of BFGroups, Inc., he provides high-quality resources to make the ancient Egyptian language accessible to everyone.
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We've added a new book for purchase. The Names of the Kings of Egypt is a handy reference listing of over 300 kings, their Serekhs and Cartouches, along with a number of important queens.
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Information
- Seller
- BFGRoups, Inc.
- Size
- 42.6 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 14.0.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 14.0.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 14.0.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 14.0.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Infrequent
Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use or References
Guns or Other Weapons
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Annual Subscription $19.99
- Lifetime Subscription $9.99
- Names of the Kings of Egypt $9.99
- English to Middle Egyptian $9.99
- Sign List $9.99
- Egyptian Glyphary $9.99
- Hieroglyphic Dictionary $9.99
- Copyright
- © 2026, BFGroups. Inc.