Hieroglyphs πΉππͺ, Cursive Hieroglyphs and Hieratic?! There are so many ways to write the Egyptian Language!
Hieroglyphs πΉππͺ, the script everyone is most familiar with, was the first π script used by the ancient Egyptians πππππͺ to write their language! There are well over 700 π²π²π²π²π²π²π² unique hieroglyphs πΉππͺ and over 800 π²π²π²π²π²π²π²π² symbols if you count the variants! Hieroglyphs πΉππͺ were mainly used on temples ππππ₯, stelae ππ ±ππΈπͺ, tombs ππ«πππ₯, obelisks πΆπΆπΆ, other funerary equipment πππ΄πππ such as sarcophagi ππΉππππͺ and other objects of all kinds!
Then there are Cursive Hieroglyphs which is also known as Hieroglyphic Book Hand! This was usually used on handwritten papyri π ππππ¦ and was a less detailed version of the traditional hieroglyphic symbols. Cursive Hieroglyphs are easy to read because these symbols match their traditional hieroglyphic counterparts!
Hieratic is a script that was used on papyri π ππππ¦ and the symbols do not match their hieroglyphic counterparts! I cannot read Hieratic and I have found it quite difficult to learn! Plus the Hieratic symbols have evolved over time so they have changed a lot which only makes it more difficult!
This picture ππ ±π is from the Book of the Dead ππππ»π πππ²π³πΊπΌπΊ of Imhotep at the MET and it shows Cursive Hieroglyphs (left) and Hieratic (right). I love how both scripts are used because you can really see the difference between the two!
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