I did a quick search and only saw threads discussing possible hieroglyphics on a folder Jack's mom is looking at... but, as I rewatched the episode tonight I noticed hieroglyphics on the lighthouse too. It isn't too surprising since they seem to be all over the place - but, I thought I would point it out... Any ideas?
Here is a screen shot...

http://i.iimmgg.com/images/gr/5b13526cebefb35b4df72e3b24baab08.jpg

That link's not working for me - I think you mean these?

http://gallery.lost-media.com/displayimage.php?pid=135764&fullsize=1

Some of them look like the Swan and Tunnel hieroglyphics.

Yep - that's the image... thanks.

Bad eyes--whree are the glyphs in the shot?

Boulder directly above Hurley. It's hard to make it out.

The last ones could be "west"?

west: http://www.jimloy.com/hiero/dict23.htm

I dunno - I shouldn't even try :redface:.

http://www.losttalk.net/gallery/fullpicture_84004_o.html
http://www.losttalk.net/gallery/fullpicture_84000_o.html
http://www.losttalk.net/gallery/picture-84000.html

I mentioned them in another thread. LOSTtalk has some nice caps too. I've been going back and forth between Lost-Media and them.

Here's another one
http://getlostpodcast.iimmgg.com/image/587812b934c4d2a201f4007e218d7a2c
oops and another one
http://getlostpodcast.iimmgg.com/image/258928cc01ea262f67734dd0a96c6b9b

We have our colossus (4-toed statue) and now our lighthouse (lighthouse at Alexandria) the and Ben as a European History teacher

We have our colossus (4-toed statue) and now our lighthouse (lighthouse at Alexandria) the and Ben as a European History teacher

Yeah, it's a small, small world on that island. ;)

I'm surprised we haven't solved those hieroglyphics yet. I remember all the speculating we did in S2 but don't remember any mystery solving info coming to light. Maybe they're just meant to further enforce the ancient pedigree of the island. :shrug:

Here's another one
http://getlostpodcast.iimmgg.com/image/587812b934c4d2a201f4007e218d7a2c
oops and another one
http://getlostpodcast.iimmgg.com/image/258928cc01ea262f67734dd0a96c6b9b

Those are pretty good screen caps. Thanks!

I took the image into my PSP program to enhance it. Now all we need is to learn how to read Egyptian Hieroglyphics. ;)

I tried to match some of the hieroglyphics up with EgyptianGods (http://www.jimloy.com/egypt/gods.htm). But, no luck hitting on something. I need the "Rosetta Stone" cds. ;)

Perhaps the hieroglyphics are the Egyptian deity dynasty which built the lighthouse. Just a guess. :confused:

I'm forgetting - how many symbols were on the count down clock in the hatch? And are they the same ones in the lighthouse?

Back a season or 2 we had some people that were pretty good at translating - has anyone looked in Lostpedia? Seems everyone is pooling their knowledge there lately.

Where are the people from LOST University that took this class?

http://www.forareasonblog.com/2010/02/09/lost-university-class-videos-egyptian-hieroglyphics/

Hieroglyphics (http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Heiroglyphics) page at Lostpedia

Back a season or 2 we had some people that were pretty good at translating - has anyone looked in Lostpedia? Seems everyone is pooling their knowledge there lately.

Where are the people from LOST University that took this class?

http://www.forareasonblog.com/2010/02/09/lost-university-class-videos-egyptian-hieroglyphics/

Well, there's nothing on Lostpedia about the "glyphics". Perhaps they were just meant to correlate with the other glyphics on the island indicating the ancient Roman/Greco/Eygptian era.

Your reference in another post to the "LIghthouse of Alexandria" was interesting.

I did find this trivia quite ironic:

The design of the lighthouse structure is reminiscent of the presumed architecture of the famous Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the seven wonders of the classical world. It was built about 300 BC and destroyed by a series of earthquakes and, like most of ancient Alexandria, is now submerged beneath the Mediterranean Sea. Ironically, the Lighthouse on the Island would also be underwater in the Flash-sideways timeline.
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Hieroglyphics (http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Heiroglyphics) page at Lostpedia

COOL! :ntworthy: I didn't see that one on Lostpedia. We're on a mission. :biggrin:
I'll have to come back later and read that page more thoroughly.

kansasgal71 was really good at deciphering them. I'll see if I can get her to look.

I was wondering what this was.

The symbol (http://getlostpodcast.iimmgg.com/image/56b373c18848912b5799b685918433c8) that Hurley seemed to examine looking for the escape route when Dogen confronted him is a Mesopotmain and Egyptian symbol called a Shen ring. It is the image of a looped rope, and often represents eternity. Also interestingly, when the symbol surrounds a name it is called a 'Shenu', and it suggests that the person is under divine protection. It didn't have a name last night, I just though it was an interesting parallel to our character's protected status.

Here are some links with additional information:
http://symboldictionary.net/?p=557
http://www.recoveredscience.com/const104shenring1.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shen_ring

I might as well add the other two that were seen at the temple.
http://getlostpodcast.iimmgg.com/image/837f1868b54beb116cc5682a1fc90065
http://getlostpodcast.iimmgg.com/image/6818c09e6c800902c334bdfed3506bdf

anyone?

Here's a raw translation:

I/Me/My, servant/to call, property/not, deed?, recieve light?, ???, sky?, throne?, begin?, with/by means of/from/..., voice?, full?, ???, east/west?

I'm forgetting - how many symbols were on the count down clock in the hatch? And are they the same ones in the lighthouse?

There were 5 symbols on the count down clock and the translation was "underworld" or "die". This is according to Lostpedia here. (http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Heiroglyphics#Inside_The_Lighthouse)
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Here's a raw translation:

I/Me/My, servant/to call, property/not, deed?, recieve light?, ???, sky?, throne?, begin?, with/by means of/from/..., voice?, full?, ???, east/west?

Thank you very much!

Glyphs above the Temple pool translated "The Primaeval Water's of Nun" from Lostpedia (http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Heiroglyphics).

These are two promo pictures of Glyphs 1 (http://gallery.lost-media.com/displayimage.php?pid=135982&fullsize=1) 2 (http://gallery.lost-media.com/displayimage.php?pid=135178&fullsize=1) on the Temple pool steps.

Screencap not a promo of the Glyphs (http://gallery.lost-media.com/displayimage.php?pid=135217&fullsize=1) on the Temple pool steps from a different angle

Since Egypt is one of the possible origins of the tarot deck, I thought it might be appropriate to cross-post my theory about the tower representing the Tower card in tarot:

http://forum.thefuselage.com/showthread.php?t=121505

Duncan Crawford aka Skullboy is one of the artists/sculptors that have worked on the sets for Lost. He has a Blog (http://skulboy6.blogspot.com/) on which he has posted some of the items he has worked on. There are not a ton of pictures and he does not post any picture until after the episode has aired so no spoilers.
He worked on the Temple header and this picture (http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q31AY_E0jBc/S4BiNEL6qOI/AAAAAAAABLI/kP6STYJXouU/s1600-h/lost-header3.jpg) shows the header before it was painted. There is so much detail and we don't get to see it half of it the TV.
He is a member of the Fuselage and has posted here a few times but has not given out any spoiler information.

Thanks SAM!! Sorry everyone. I returned to work a few months ago and my LOST addiction has suffered greatly.

The hieroglyphs above Hugo in the Lighthouse ..
http://gallery.lost-media.com/displayimage.php?pid=135764&fullsize=1

Right now this is a complete shot in the dark... and a work in progress. Anyone willing to jump in and and correct my mistakes... and complete the decipherment is more that welcome to!

This is the Gardiner Code for what I think they are XX stands for i cannot figure it out
M17 A26 G26 XX N8 D2 XX X1 O6 X1 O1

M17-A26 could be shortened for summon or iAw possibly
G25-N8 is the same as Akh or Spirit transliterated as AH
These two together could possibly be "iahu elohim" the Biblical Lord God
O6-X1:O1 is Temple or Mansion

It is late and have to work tomorrow. I probably wont be around until Tuesday. Good luck everyone. Here are a few links to help you out.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun-shining-with-rays_%28hieroglyph%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hieroglyphs/german-Gardiner-list-translated
http://www.scribd.com/doc/10929802/Dictionary-of-Middle-Egyptian
http://www.jimloy.com/hiero/e-dict.htm
http://www.ancientegyptonline.co.uk/Gardiner-sign-list.html
http://www.floating-world.org/Hieroglyphs.htm
http://www.pyramidtextsonline.com/tools.html

The symbol (http://getlostpodcast.iimmgg.com/image/56b373c18848912b5799b685918433c8) that Hurley seemed to examine looking for the escape route when Dogen confronted him is a Mesopotmain and Egyptian symbol called a Shen ring. It is the image of a looped rope, and often represents eternity. Also interestingly, when the symbol surrounds a name it is called a 'Shenu', and it suggests that the person is under divine protection. It didn't have a name last night, I just though it was an interesting parallel to our character's protected status.

Here are some links with additional information:
http://symboldictionary.net/?p=557
http://www.recoveredscience.com/const104shenring1.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shen_ring

It looks like Cindy is wearing a Shen ring (http://gallery.lost-media.com/displayimage.php?pid=134504&fullsize=1).

Welcome back, Kansasgal--you have been missed.

I can't ever see the glyphs with any real clarity (no high def tv or computer monitors in my house) so I keep waiting for someone to post nice, clear high resolution pictures somewhere, even a LOST book, so that I can read the things.
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Duncan Crawford aka Skullboy is one of the artists/sculptors that have worked on the sets for Lost. He has a Blog (http://skulboy6.blogspot.com/) on which he has posted some of the items he has worked on. There are not a ton of pictures and he does not post any picture until after the episode has aired so no spoilers.
He worked on the Temple header and this picture (http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q31AY_E0jBc/S4BiNEL6qOI/AAAAAAAABLI/kP6STYJXouU/s1600-h/lost-header3.jpg) shows the header before it was painted. There is so much detail and we don't get to see it half of it the TV.
He is a member of the Fuselage and has posted here a few times but has not given out any spoiler information.

Now if only I could blow the picture up by 1000% so that my bad eyes could actually read it. :rolleyes:

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa95/UnderAlienControl/lost-header3.jpg
Cleaned and brightened...I used some Ajax on it...(<>..<>)

The last glyph in the series of across the mantle--A40? or A47? I think A40.

Also N1? And W24??? What are the glyphs in between the two sets?

Thanks for cleaning that up UAC!!
http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa95/UnderAlienControl/lost-header3.jpg

The hieroglyphs on this stands for Nun/Pesdjet.. or Nu, Nun Naunet
Basically it means the Primordial / Primeval Waters of the Egyptian Creation Myth.

Here is the web page where I found it.. just scroll down a bit.
http://www.philae.nu/akhet/NetjeruN.html

"Nun was the god who personified the primeval waters, the chaos which existed before there was shape and form, the dark liquid mass out of which there appeared the creator-god.
Nun is regarded as having no surface, stretching into infinity. Not subject to cosmic order (Maat), Nun’s watery chaos is even so considered beneficial. Amenhotep III constructed a pool at Thebes in which the god delighted.
Nun is without peer in the Egyptian cosmos, as he is regarded as the “father of the gods”.
His consort is Naunet.
Once the creation of the universe had taken place, Nun continued to exist beyond its boundaries, within the waters of the earth and those of the river Nile.
He was written with the hieroglyphic sign for water and represented by the purifying lakes which belonged to every temple. He also played a part in the rituals for laying out the foundation of a new temple structure.
In iconography, Nun is depicted with his arms thrust out at the sun at the twelfth hour, a bearded man waist-high in water, supporting the sacred solar barque Manjet
Nun had no temples or priesthood, and was never worshipped as a personified deity. Instead he was regarded as present in the sacred lakes that were to be found at all temples."

...Nun had no temples or priesthood, and was never worshipped as a personified deity. Instead he was regarded as present in the sacred lakes that were to be found at all temples."

I agree, so good to have you back! Thanks KG!
So, would be drinking the water a bad thing? ;)

KG thanks and it shows someone at LOST was doing their homework.

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa95/UnderAlienControl/lighthouse566.jpg --magnify this.