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Dave Wilton

05 Feb 2025 • 7 min read
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Photo of a stone engraved with two ovals containing Egyptian hieroglyphics

cartouche / cartridge

4 November 2026 To English speakers, cartouches are perhaps best known for their role in deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphics, but it is simply the French word for a roll of paper used as a container or a round of ammunition—originally a paper roll containing gunpowder and shot—that is, to
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