Ancient Egyptian Life
Script and Hieroglyphics
Hieroglyphics
Hieroglyphics were started in Egypt. They were
images carved in to temples and many buildings
in ancient times. The images represented sounds
that twhen combined make a word. Sometimes
the images represents what the images is,
like water , reeds ,or the sun . needed a shorthand version of hieroglyphics.
Greek and Roman writing is partially based on
ancient Egyptian writing, and thus, our own
modern writing is based on it.
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Hieratic
Hieratic is a writing that came after hieroglyphics. It is
seen by most experts to be a common version that the
people of ancient time used for their own writing. It is
often seen on papyrus with ink and reed pen, rather than
carved in stone. The writing was used by scribes who
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Demotic
Demotic writing is similar to Hieratic writing.
It is the last known ancient Egyptian writing.
Demotic is seen in the latest periods of Egyptian
times, before the invasion of the Romans.
By this time, most Egyptian citizens could read
read and write. Small stones are found all throughout
Egypt with this type of writing on it. Some are lists,
other are simple personal notes.
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Script and Hieroglyphics 2
A B C D E F G H

I J K L M N O P

Q R S T U V W X

Y Z Draw and write your name inside this CARTOUCHE.

Ancient pharaohs would carve their names into all the buildings
they made and statues of themselves.

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