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Egyptian Writing

Egyptian Writing. By Riccardo Patuano. Scripts. ?. ?. Scripts. Hieroglyphic. Hieratic. ?. Demotic. Dictionary of Egypt. Script = a group of letters or symbols that together make up words. Hieroglyphic. = sacred carvings. Temples. Army. Fields. Papyrus. Papyrus Scroll.

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Egyptian Writing

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  1. Egyptian Writing By Riccardo Patuano

  2. Scripts ? ? Scripts Hieroglyphic Hieratic ? Demotic

  3. Dictionary of Egypt

  4. Script = a group of letters or symbols that together make up words.

  5. Hieroglyphic = sacred carvings

  6. Temples Army Fields

  7. Papyrus Papyrus Scroll Papyrus Plant • Cut into strips • Pressed together • Pounded • Dried

  8. English word “Paper” comes from the plant Papyrus

  9. Scribes • Only ones who knew how to read and write the scripts. • Had a high rank in society.

  10. Scribe`s Equipment • Wooden/stone palette with two cakes of ink • leather bag/pot of water • set of brushes

  11. Hieroglyphic Demotic Greek The Hieroglyphics were unknown until Jean-François Champollion discovered the Rosetta Stone in 1799.

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