Purpose of a Cartouche
The cartouche is a hieroglyphic symbol, with the oval signifying a rope, and the horizontal line symbolizing the rope being tied together at the bottom to form an enclosed loop.
What is a cartouche made of?
A cartouche is an oval picture that has a line that goes horizontal or left and right at the bottom and then the words written inside the oval are the words of the king, pharaoh or the royal person.
How are hieroglyphics created?
Hieroglyphs were written on papyrus reed, which is a water or marsh plant, with tall straight hollow stems. The reeds were flattened, dried, and stuck together to make pages. The Egyptians also carved hieroglyphs onto stone and painted them on the walls of the tombs.
