Hieroglyphics were used by Ancient Egyptians for almost 4,000 years, carved in stone on tombs and temples as well as written on papyrus and other objects. The Rosetta Stone, discovered in Egypt, helped scholars decipher hieroglyphics as it contained a decree in hieroglyphic, demotic and Greek scripts. Egyptians also developed hieratic, a cursive form of hieroglyphics used for writing on papyrus and ostraca.