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THE HIEROGLYPHIC INSCRIPTIONS.
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MONTH SIGNS.
DAY SIGNS.
An attempt was also made by Landa to construct an alphabet and to give a short example of phonetic writing; but in this he was not successful, for whatever phonetic value the glyphs may possess was probably of a syllabic and not of an alphabetic character, and Landa's alphabet has proved to be to students almost as great a puzzle as the hieroglyphics themselves.
