Egypt Then and Now » understanding hieroglyphs http://allaboutegypt.org Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:04:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 Meaning of ancient Egyptian script on “LOST” poster revealed http://allaboutegypt.org/2009/10/meaning-of-ancient-egyptian-script-on-lost-poster-revealed/ http://allaboutegypt.org/2009/10/meaning-of-ancient-egyptian-script-on-lost-poster-revealed/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:34:50 +0000 Ben Morales-Correa http://allaboutegypt.org/?p=1776 lost_tv_posterDr. James Allen, Wilbour Professor of Egyptology and Chair of Egyptology and Ancient Western Asian Studies at Brown University was asked by Popular Mechanics to decipher the hieroglyphs inside the letters of “The Final Season” in the poster for ABC’s show LOST.

The ancient Egyptian writing translates to “Who is the leader (guide)?”

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