Massarrah vs Hieroglyphs

Five thousand years ago, the people of ancient Mesopotamia pressed the first written words into wet clay. Massarrah teaches you to read them. Cuneiform is humanity's oldest writing system. With Massarrah you don't just admire it behind museum glass — you learn it, sign by sign, at your own pace. LEARN REAL CUNEIFORM Master 44 authentic signs across four guided levels — vowels, syllables, logograms, and numbers. Every sign comes with its meaning, pronunciation, and audio, so you learn to recognize it and read it. EXPLORE THE FAMOUS TABLETS Discover the Epic of Gilgamesh, the Code of Hammurabi, the Cyrus Cylinder and more — each presented with the story of what it says and why it still matters today. PRACTICE THAT STICKS Massarrah schedules every review with spaced repetition — proven learning science — right before you'd forget. Eight cuneiform mini-games turn daily practice into something you'll want to return to. TRACK YOUR JOURNEY Build a daily streak, earn XP, climb the scribe ranks, and unlock 84 achievements as your skill grows. Your progress, your pace. WALK 5,000 YEARS OF HISTORY Follow the story of writing itself — from the first pictographs of Uruk to the empires that carried cuneiform across the ancient world. THOUGHTFULLY BUILT • Core lessons and practice work offline — learn anywhere • Private by default — start learning anonymously, no account required • Historically accurate — content grounded in real scholarship • Accessible — designed for learners of all abilities Whether you love history, collect languages, study the ancient world, or are simply curious where writing began — Massarrah turns 5,000 years of human history into something you can hold, read, and understand. Begin your journey as a scribe.

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. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ 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.