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Hieroglyphs

Close up view of the Timer hieroglyphs, as seen by Desmond. ("Live Together, Die Alone, Part 1")

Hieroglyphs are writing systems that use iconic symbols to communicate messages. Multiple ancient cultures used hieroglyphs, but the most famous variety are Egyptian hieroglyphs. There have been numerous encounters with hieroglyphs throughout Lost. Damon Lindelof indicated in Access: Granted that the symbols are used because "there are many interpretations of hieroglyphics [sic], that's what we were going for." Some of the hieroglyphs, like those on the countdown timer in the Swan station, were created by the DHARMA Initiative. (Access: Granted#Hieroglyphics) Others, like those on The Temple, appear to be much older.

Each hieroglyph is given an alphanumeric code so it can be written using the letters and numbers of western society. Each code is referred to as the symbol's Gardiner Code. For example, the first symbol in the countdown timer, folded cloth, has the code "S29".

Occurrences[]

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Hidden hieroglyphs during the failure sequence 1

Countdown timer[]

Main article: Countdown timer

The first hieroglyph sequence to have been shown on Lost was displayed by the countdown timer in the Swan. The same hieroglyph sequence can be found on the Ajira Airways boarding pass, and in Rachel Blake's blog. Damon Lindelof stated that the Dharma Initiative included the hieroglyphs as an homage to the historical occupants of the island. (Access:_Granted#Hieroglyphics)

These hieroglyphs, known as "folded cloth", "curl", "fire drill", "vulture" and "stick", correspond to symbols S29, Z7, U29, G1, Z6 from Gardiner's Sign List. Raymond O. Faulkner's A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, translates a virtually identical sequence (below), substituting only U29 for U28, as "die".

Hieroglyphs 02

Hidden hieroglyphs during the failure sequence 2

<hiero>S29-Z7-U28-G1-Z6</hiero>

At Comic Con 2006, producer Damon Lindelof translated the countdown timer sequence to mean "underworld", which is now considered the official translation, though Carlton Cuse noted that they are "subject to interpretation". (Official 'Lost' Podcast/July 31, 2006) Various hieroglyphs on the Countdown timer, as shown in the three images to the right, were shown only during the failure sequence. The following hieroglyphs can be seen:

<hiero>Aa1</hiero>
<hiero>A2</hiero>
<hiero>O1</hiero>
<hiero>T30</hiero>
Hieroglyphs 03

Hidden hieroglyphs during the failure sequence 3

Rachel Blake[]

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From Rachel Blake's Blog. (TLE)

Main article: Rachel Blake

In The Lost Experience, the same hieroglyphs as shown on the countdown timer were found in one of Rachel Blake's blogs. In her blog she corroborates that the definition is "die". (Rachel Blake Iceland 02)

Rachel also muses about whether or not the symbols are connected to the Valenzetti Equation. During Rachel's secretly videotaped interview with Armand Zander, Armand mentions that the Valenzetti Equation includes symbols that "looked like... egyptian hieroglyphics. There are 5, maybe six of them in there, and, it's a vulture, a staff...". (Rachel Blake Iceland 01)

Rachel Blake wondered, in her blog, if the hieroglyphs should be examined one by one, instead of trying to read them together. She also wondered if they could mean something else if they were rearranged. (Official 'Lost' Podcast/July 31, 2006)

Ben's secret door[]

Main article: Ben's secret door
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Ben's secret door.

A secret door in Ben's house in the Barracks was marked with hieroglyphs. In the Season 4 DVD extra "Mysterious Egyptian Influences"[2], it is conjectured that the hieroglyphs translate as "grief".

SecretDoorGlyphs4

Image from Season 4 DVD.

The first line corresponds to the symbols A26 S29 M17 and N35 (Man With Out-stretched Arm, Folded Cloth, Blooming Reed, Water). The second line corresponds to symbols A24 W24 and Aa27 (Man With Weapon, Pot, Unknown). Unlike most other hieroglyphs on the island, these appear to read right to left. <hiero>N35:M17*S29-A26</hiero>

N35:M17*S29-A26 translates as "summon". <hiero>Aa27-W24:D36</hiero>

Aa27-W24:D36 (Unknown, Pot, Arm) translates as "protection", and determinately symbol A24 (Man With Weapon) may function, in this case, the same way as symbol D36 (Arm). Roughly translated, then, they appear to read "to summon protection...". [3] Unlike the image from the Season 4 DVD extra, the actual door appears to have the aforementioned hieroglyphs plus V18 (amulet), which translates as "protection", reinforcing the interpretation of the second line.

Frozen wheel chamber[]

Main article: Frozen wheel
ScripturesFDK

Hieroglyphs near the frozen wheel.

The frozen wheel used to move the Island is within a rock chamber with a rock column in the middle that is inscribed with hieroglyphs. Some of these hieroglyphs are very similar to the hieroglyphs on The Temple. Just below the lamp, can be seen a set of hieroglyphs that correspond directly with one set on The Temple: <hiero>N35:T34*G17-M17-O5:D54</hiero>

FrozenWheelHiero2

Another view of the column.

These translate as "travel". Near the bottom of the column is another set of hieroglyphs that is not entirely visible from any one angle, but a composite of images shows that it is <hiero>O4-G1-G43-Y1:Z2</hiero> This series can also be found on The Temple, and translates as "time" or "vicinity". There are other hieroglyphs on the column, however, it is not clear what they represent. Producer Damon Lindelof, in a podcast, said that the hieroglyphs on the column indicated "resurrection". (Official 'Lost' Podcast/February 5, 2009)

Ajira Airways[]

Main article: Ajira Airways
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Ajira Airways Boarding Pass.

<hiero>S29-Z7-U29-G1-Z6</hiero> The boarding pass featured on ajirairways.com [4] has hieroglyphs in semi-transparency in the corners and along the top and bottom of the sample pass. Visible are the same five hieroglyphs from the countdown timer: S29, Z7, U29, G1, and Z6, which producer Damon Lindelof translated to mean "underworld".

The Temple wall[]

Main article: The Temple
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The Temple wall's hieroglyphs.

Hieroglyphs can be seen on the temple wall where Jin finds Montand's rotting arm. ("This Place Is Death") Specifically, the hieroglyphs surround the declivity in the wall. Two of the sets of hieroglyphs on the Temple

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The Temple wall's hieroglyphs' codes.

wall can also be seen on the column of the frozen wheel chamber. Since Damon Lindelof indicated in the February 5, 2009 podcast that the hieroglyphs in the frozen wheel chamber mean "resurrection", we can assume that at least part of the message on the Temple wall means the same thing.

Hieroglyphs on the Temple wall:
<hiero>P6-D36-G43-N5</hiero>
<hiero>D21:V31-N5</hiero>
<hiero>O4-G1-G43-Y1:Z2</hiero>
<hiero>N35:T34*G17-M17</hiero>
<hiero>D2:D21</hiero>
<hiero>V13:O34</hiero>U40a


Daniel's map[]

Main article: Daniel's map
DanMap

Daniel Faraday's map to the Tempest.

While searching the filing cabinets in Ben's office at the Hydra, Caesar found a photocopied page from Daniel's journal, along with Daniel's map to the Tempest. ("The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham") However, unlike the first time it was shown, ("The Other Woman") hieroglyphs had been added in the bottom left corner. Two different sets were visible. <hiero>Aa1:D46-P1</hiero> The first, Aa1:D46-P1 (placenta?:hand-boat on water), means "Northward travel" or "travel downstream". <hiero>D21:V31-N5</hiero> The second, D21:V31-N5 (mouth:basket-sun), is most likely "Time of kings/ancients", and was also seen on the Temple.

Statue of Taweret[]

Main article: Statue of Taweret
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Giant statue holding ankhs.

In an unknown ancient time period, Sawyer, Jin, Juliet, and Miles saw a statue of Taweret, the precursor to the four-toed statue that had been seen before, but only from quite a distance. (LaFleur-Enhanced transcript) The Statue was also shown in 1867. ("The Incident, Part 1") ("Ab Aeterno") Taweret was holding an ankh, which represents eternal life, in each hand. ("LaFleur") Egyptian Gods are often depicted as carrying the ankh by its loop, or holding one in each hand, crossing their chest. [5] The Gods were often depicted conferring that life to mummies, thereby giving the deceased eternal life.[6] A Native American symbol with the same meaning can be seen on the artwork for the the Geronimo Jackson single Dharma Lady.

Ankh

Paul's ankh necklace, held by Horace.

Paul's necklace[]

Paul, a member of the DHARMA Initiative who died in the episode LaFleur, wore a necklace with an ankh hieroglyph pendant. The ankh was often carried as an amulet by ancient Egyptians. In modern times, the ankh has been used as a symbol since the 1960s, often in association with cultural movements. [7] Paul's wife, Amy, took his ankh from him after his death. She is seen breathing into the pendant which is considered to be an offering of "The Breath of Life". The breath you will need in the afterlife. Later, Amy's subsequent husband, Horace, found the memento among Amy's things and became upset. ("LaFleur") This symbol, which means “life”, was often used to show Pharoahs as having been conferred with life after death. As such, the symbol is often associated with immortality. [8]

Cerberus chamber[]

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The mural from the Cerberus chamber [1]

For an "in-progress" transcription of the hieroglyphs seen in the Cerberus chamber, see The Temple hieroglyphs.

Within the declivity in the Temple wall, underground, Ben found a chamber with many hieroglyphs and other symbols of Egyptian religion (including an engraving of the Monster facing the Ancient Egyptian god Anubis). The majority of these hieroglyphs were written in a cursive form, and so deviate from their formal counterparts to varying degrees. Cursive hieroglyphs were most often used from religious writings in Ancient Egypt. ("Dead Is Dead")

DHARMA Classroom[]

A lesson on Ancient Egypt and hieroglyphs was taught in the DHARMA classroom. ("Some Like It Hoth") Below is a summary of the contents of the blackboard, which includes both hieroglyphs and descriptions of the Egyptian language. The first line of hieroglyphs is a phrase that means "Egyptian (language)". The second line translates as "Writing of the words of God". The third line means "Egypt".

Egyptian Old Egyptian Egyptian language
<hiero>D21:Z1-N35-I6-G17-X1:O49</hiero> 2600BC to 2000BC Tripling ideograms, phonograms, and determinatives ?
"Writing of the words of God" Middle Egyptian Phonetics
<hiero>Y4-N35-R8-S43-Z3</hiero> 2000BC to 1300 BC classic stage of language Meaning conveyed ? form ???
Archaic Egyptian before 2600BC Late Egyptian ?
<hiero>N16:N16</hiero> 1300BC to 700 BC From synthetic to ? language ?
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Hieroglyphs on a pillar in The Tunnels.

The Tunnels[]

Within The Tunnels, a series of underground tunnels controlled by The Others, there are numerous pillars identical to those found in the Cerberus chamber. The sequences of hieroglyphs on those pillars are identical, and so can be found on the page where the hierglyphs are currently being transcribed: The Temple hieroglyphs

Jacob's tapestry[]

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2 views of Jacob's tapestry that show some of the hieroglyphs.

Along with Greek writing, numerous hieroglyphs can be seen on Jacob's tapestry. ("The Incident, Part 1") For example, near the right tip of the wings extending from the Eye of Horus can be seen the sequence D36-V30:Z2 (see below), which would translate as "appoint lords" or "lords give/grant". [9] [10]

<hiero>D36:V30:Z2</hiero>

The three Egyptian seasons appear to be written near the bottom of the tapestry (series shown below). The center and right hieroglyphs mean "winter" [11] and "summer" [12] respectively. The left hieroglyphs are likely a variant of the third egyptian season "inundation", which is usually written M8:Aa1*X1, but is here written Aa1-M8:X1. [13]

<hiero>Aa1-M8:X1</hiero> <hiero>O1:D21-X1:N5</hiero> <hiero>N37-N35:N35:N35-N5</hiero>
Inundation Winter Summer


Inside The Temple[]

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Hieroglyphs can be seen above The Temple pool.

Most of the hieroglyphs in The Temple are not yet translated, but above the pool can be seen a series of hieroglyphs that are a conjunction of words (in a sense). The series, seen below, likely translates as "The Primaeval Waters of Nun" (or nwu pt nu ntr). [14] Nun, as a deity, represents the water from which all creation formed.

<hiero>W24*W24*W24:N1-N35:N35:N35-A40</hiero>

Inside The Lighthouse[]

The upper wall of the lantern room in the lighthouse contains several hieroglyphs that can also be found in The Temple. ("Lighthouse") The sequence is:

<hiero>M17-A26-Aa1:G31-N8-D2*D1:X1-O6-X1:O1-D36:N37-G17-Z7:Z2-P10-F35-N35:N1</hiero>

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The Lighthouse hieroglyphs.

Translations[]

Translating hieroglyphs is difficult and inaccurate. First, hieroglyphs may be written left-to-right or right-to-left, although key symbols, such as humans and animals, were supposed to be drawn to face towards the beginning of the sentence. It can also be challenging to identify where one word stops and another begins. Correctly identifying each symbol can be a challenge, as some hieroglyphs are drawn less clearly than others, and some hieroglyphs look very similar. In religious writings, cursive forms of hieroglyphs, which can vary from their originals significantly, were also used. To further complicate translation, each symbol can mean something on its own (ideogram), represent a sound (phonetic), or give you a clue about the word written before it (determinative).

For example, S29 (folded cloth) represents the idea of 'health' (ideogram). However, S29 also represents the sound 's' (phonetic). Since most of the words written in hieroglyphs are missing many or all of their vowels, it can be hard to know what a word spelled phonetically means. It would be like trying to figure out what the word "crs" means if our writing didn't include vowels. It could mean "Cures", "Curse", or "Cares", for example. In hieroglyphic writing, then, a symbol will be placed at the end of a phonetically spelled word in order to give the reader a clue as to which possible meaning is intended (determinative). For example, if you wrote the word "crs" and put a heart at the end, you might assume the word meant "cares", whereas if a symbol of evil (like the hieroglyph Z6-Enemy) was placed at the end of the word "crs", you might assume the intended word was "curse".

Series of hieroglyphs[]

The following table summarizes the sets of hieroglyphs seen so far, relevant information associated with them, and citable translations.

Hieroglyphs Gardiner Code Transliterated Meanings Seen

* links to uncropped image

Daniel'sMapHiero Aa1:D46-P1 xdi "Travel north" or "travel downstream" or "flow (of water)" or "North" [15] Daniel's map *, Mysterious

Egyptian Influences, Season 4 DVD *

FDWGlyphs6 N35:T34*G17-M17-O5:D54 nmi "Travel" or "traverse" [16] Frozen wheel chamber *,

The Temple *, Mysterious

Egyptian Influences, Season 4 DVD *

FDWGlyphs146 V13:O34-U40a Ts "Reprehensible/Reproachable" [17] or "Rise up!" [18] The Temple *, Mysterious

Egyptian Influences, Season 4 DVD *

FDWGlyphs1 D2:D21-X1:N31 Hrt "The way to sky/heaven" [19] The Temple *, Mysterious

Egyptian Influences, Season 4 DVD *

TempleHiero2 D2:D21 Hry "Master" [20] The Temple *
FDWGlyphs O4-G1-G43-Y1:Z2 hAw "Surroundings" or "time" or "lifetime" [21] Frozen wheel chamber *,

The Temple *, Mysterious

Egyptian Influences, Season 4 DVD *

FDWGlyphs4 M8-G1-S29-D54 SAs "Travel" [22] Mysterious Egyptian Influences, Season 4 DVD *
Temple Hieroglyphs - Existence P6-D36-G43-N5 aHaw "Lifetime" or "period" or "space of time" [23] The Temple *
TempleHiero1 D21:V31-N5 rk "Time (of kings/of ancients)" [24] The Temple *,

Daniel's map *

Iceland 02 1 S29-Z7-U29-G1-Z6 swDA "Underworld" [25] or "die" [26] The Swan *,

Rachel Blake's Blog *,

Ajira Airways Boarding Pass *

SecretDoorGlyphs1 A26-S29-M17-N35 nis (read backwards) "Summon" [27] or "Invoke" [28] Ben's secret door *
SecretDoorGlyphs2 A24-W24-Aa27 nD (read backwards) "Protection" [29] Ben's secret door *
FrozenWheelGlyph1 R8-O29v aA nTr "Great God" Frozen Wheel Chamber *
FrozenWheelGlyph2 V13?Z4b?:O34? Ts? "Reprehensible/Reproachable"? Frozen Wheel Chamber *
FrozenWheelGlyph3 O5:M17?D55? nmi? "Travel"? "Traverse"? Frozen Wheel Chamber *
FrozenWheelGlyph4 Z1a?N105?Aa12?:Z6 ? "1 Enemy"? Frozen Wheel Chamber *
ChalkboardHieroglyphs1 D21:Z1 N35 I6-G17-X1:O49 r n kmt "Language of Egypt" [30] DHARMA classroom *
ChalkboardHieroglyphs2 Y4-N35-R8-S43-Z3 ssch n nTr md Writing of the words of God[31] DHARMA classroom *
ChalkboardHieroglyphs3 N16:N16 tAwy/tAwj "the Two Lands, Egypt" or "both Lands" [32] DHARMA classroom *


Individual hieroglyphs[]

The following table summarizes the phonetics and meanings associated with the hieroglyphs seen so far, as well as some related hieroglyphs. Note that many of the symbols seen under The Temple Wall were alchemic, not hieroglyphic.

Hieroglyphs Symbol Gardiner Code Phonetics Stand-alone Meanings
<hiero>A2</hiero>
Man pointing hand at mouth A2 none "Eat" or "drink" or "speak" or "think" or "feel" or "tell" or "refrain from speech" or "advise/counsel" or "love" [33]
<hiero>A13</hiero>
Bound man A13 none "Enemy" or "rebel" or "foreigner" [34]
<hiero>A14</hiero>
Wounded man A14 none "To die" or "dead enemy" [35]
<hiero>A24</hiero>
Man with stick A24 none "Hit" or "beat" or "strength" or "strong" or "force" or "teach" or "instruct" [36]
<hiero>A26</hiero>
Man with out-stretched arm A26 none "Servant" or "to call" [37]
<hiero>D2</hiero>
Face D2 Hr "Face" or "on" or "around" or "over" or "for" [38]
<hiero>D21</hiero>
Mouth D21 r “Mouth” or "spell" [39] or "against" [40] or "to" or "at" or "concerning" or "more than" or "from" or "so that" or "until" or "according to" or can indicate that something is a future event [41]
<hiero>D36</hiero>
Arm D36 a “Arm” [42]
<hiero>D46</hiero>
Hand D46 d or dw "Hand” or "give" or "place (verb)" or "put" or "implant (obstacle)" or "strike (blow)" or "cause" [43]
<hiero>D54</hiero>
Legs walking D54 none "Walk" or "stop" or "enterprise" or "come near" or "not move" [44]
<hiero>D55</hiero>
Legs walking backward D55 iw "Back" or "to return" [45]
<hiero>G1</hiero>
Vulture G1 A "Vulture" or “eagle" or "bird" or "but" [46]
<hiero>G17</hiero>
Owl G17 m "With" or "by means of" or "from" or "out of" or "as" or "namely" or "when" or "as though" or "together with" or "in the position of" or "do not" or "owl" or "in" [47]
<hiero>G43</hiero>
Quail Chick G43 w "Property" or "not" [48]
<hiero>I6</hiero>
Crocodile skin I6 km "Shield" [49]
<hiero>M8</hiero>
Pool with flowering plants M8 SA “Season" [50]
<hiero>M17</hiero>
Blooming reed M17 i "Sedge" or "reed" [51] or "I/me/my" [52]
<hiero>N5</hiero>
Sun N5 ra “Sun” or "rise” or “day” or “hour” or “time” [53]
<hiero>N16</hiero>
Earth N16 tA "Earth" or "ground" [54] or "country" or "eternity" [55]
<hiero>N31</hiero>
Road with shrubs N31 none “Ascend” or “travel” or “army” or “here” [56]
<hiero>N35</hiero>
Water ripple N35 n "To (someone)" or "for (someone)" or "in (sun, dew, time)" or "because" or "belongs to" or "of, belonging to" or "we/us/our" [57]
N105
Inverted moon N105 ? ? [58]
<hiero>O1</hiero>
House O1 pr “House” or "sanctuary" or "building" or "place" or "location" or "horizon" [59]
<hiero>O4</hiero>
Yard O4 h “House” [60]
<hiero>O5</hiero>
Street O5 nm or mr "Street" [61]
<hiero>O34</hiero>
Door Bolt O34 s "She/Her/It/Its" [62] or “Demolish” [63]
<hiero>O49</hiero>
City O49 none "City" or "village" or "Thebes" or "inhabited region" or "Egypt" [64]
<hiero>P1</hiero>
Boat on water P1 none “Ship” or "sail" or “boat” or “go downstream” [65]
<hiero>P6</hiero>
Mast P6 aHa “Stand” or "portion" or "stela" or "tree trunk" or "unfavourable (of calendar dates)" [66] or "building" or "temple" or "enclosure" or "foundation" [67]
<hiero>R8</hiero>
Cloth wound on a pole R8 nTr "God" or "divine, sacred" [68]
<hiero>S29</hiero>
Folded cloth S29 s "Health" or "she/her/hers" [69] or "it" or "who?" or "what? [70]
<hiero>S34</hiero>
Ankh S34 anx "Life" or "sandal strap" [71] or "swear" [72]
<hiero>S43</hiero>
Walking stick S43 md(w) "Staff" or "rod" [73]
<hiero>T30</hiero>
Knife T30 none "Knife" or "to cut" or "to" or "cut off" pr "to sharpen" or "sharp" [74]
<hiero>T34</hiero>
Knife T34 nm "Knife" [75]
<hiero>U28</hiero>
Fire drill U28 DA “Safely” or “healthy” [76]
<hiero>U29</hiero>
Fire drill U29 DA “Safely” or "healthy" [77]
U40a
Pennants of the scales U40a Ts or wTs "Hold up" or "carry" or "wear" or "pick up" [78]
<hiero>V13</hiero>
Cattle tie V13 T “You/Your” or "rope with 2 holes" [79]
<hiero>V18</hiero>
Amulet V18 sA “Protection” [80]
<hiero>V31</hiero>
Basket V31 k "You/Your" or "basket" [81] or “you said to the man” [82]
<hiero>W24</hiero>
Pot W24 nw, jn Nekhbet [83]
<hiero>X1</hiero>
Bread X1 t "You/Your" [84] or "bread" or abbreviation for "father" [85]
<hiero>Y1</hiero>
Papyrus scroll Y1 none “Book” or "write" or “abstract idea” or "to be large" or "to be new" [86]
<hiero>Y4</hiero>
Scribe's supplies Y4 naa or snaa "Scribes supplies" or "write" or "writing" [87]
Z1a
Single stroke Z1a none "Singular" or "space". Can be used as a substitue for a person, to indicate that the prior word is meant as an ideogram, or to make some words feminine. [88]
<hiero>Z2</hiero>
Plural stroke Z2 none “Plural” or “multiple” or can also be used to replace a word that is too dangerous to write [89]
<hiero>Z3</hiero>
Plural stroke Z3 none “Plural” or “multiple” or can also be used to replace a word that is too dangerous to write [90]
Z4b
Dual stroke Z4b y “Plural” or “duality” or can also be used to replace a word that is too dangerous to write [91]
<hiero>Z6</hiero>
stick Z6 none Hieratic form of A13 or A14 [92]
<hiero>Z7</hiero>
curl Z7 w Hieratic form of G43 [93]
<hiero>Aa1</hiero>
Human placenta? Aa1 x “Youth” or "are young" [94]
<hiero>Aa12</hiero>
Unknown Aa12 mAa “Platform" [95]
<hiero>Aa27</hiero>
Unknown Aa27 nD "Save" or "protect" [96]


Non-canon appearances[]

LostUntangledHieroglyphs

Hieroglyphs are visible on the column to the right.

MOTU advert

Hieroglyphs in a Mysteries of the Universe advertisement.

  • In the Lost Untangled for "Follow the Leader", hieroglyphs are visible on the pillars within the Tunnels. While the hieroglyphs are real hieroglyphs, they do not match the actual hieroglyphs as shown in the episode.
  • Lost University offers a course on hieroglyphs called Ancient writings on the wall.
  • An advertisement for Mysteries of the Universe, a short series of videos about the DHARMA Initiative, includes an image of a film reel, along the edge of which can be seen a row of hieroglyphs. The series, seen below, represents the phrase "nm sSmw", which loosely translates as "Who is the leader?":
LostSeason6Poster

The season 6 promotional poster containing hieroglyphs.

<hiero>N35:T34*G17-D39</hiero>[97] <hiero>S29-T32-G17-Z7:D54</hiero>[98]

LostUniversityHieroglyphs

The hieroglyphs from the Lost University website.

  • In a season six promotional poster, hieroglyphs can be seen drawn within the phrase "THE FINAL SEASON". This series of hieroglyphs is the same as seen in the Mysteries of the Universe advertisement, and so translates as "Who is the leader?"
PROF WELLS

Professor Erik Wells' image, with hieroglyphs in the background.

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Hieroglyphs on U.S release of Season 5 Blu-ray set.

  • When the student enrollment countdown timer at the Lost University website reached zero, a series of hieroglyphs were shown. The left portion of the glyphs, shown on the black background, translates as "ordain, order, predestine, assign, settle, or decide". [99] The right portion of the glyphs, shown on the red background, likely translates as "he who is summoned, or reckoner". [100] Together, then, the series could be translated: "The summoned one ordains it."
  • The Lost University image of Professor Erik Wells, who is one of the professors for the course about hieroglyphs, is standing in front of a whiteboard with hieroglyphs written on it. These hieroglyphs are G17-Q3*X1:N1, as seen below. G17 can translate as "with, by means of, from, out of, as, namely, when, as, though, or together with". [101] Q3*X1:N1 translates as "sky or heaven". [102] Together, then, the series would translate as "from the sky", or "out of heaven."

<hiero>G17-Q3*X1:N1</hiero>

  • The same series of hieroglyphs as had been seen on the countdown timer on the Lost University website are shown (obscured) on the Season 5 Blu-ray cover.


Trivia[]

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Poster containing the countdown timer hieroglyphs.


Unanswered questions[]

Unanswered questions
  1. Do not answer the questions here.
  2. Keep the questions open-ended and neutral: do not suggest an answer.
For fan theories about these unanswered questions, see: Hieroglyphs/Theories
  • Where did the original hieroglyphs come from?
  • Why did DHARMA employ hieroglyphs?

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