Write Like an Egyptian Link and thought, 'How kewl! I can see what my name looks like when written in Egyptian hieroglyphs'. The result, however, was disappointing.
Apparently no consideration was given to diphthongs and other such linguistic sensibilities. I was reminded of when I saw 'Richardson' translated into 'Lei Ch'uanSheng' for my Taiwanese ID card. Being known as Mr. Lightning (Flash?) isn't bad but functionally I was called other things. There is no telling what my name would have meant in Giza of the Pharaohs; perhaps something as unflattering as 'Glorious Camel Dung.
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