Did you know that there are two different types of hieroglyphic scripts? There are Hieroglyphs πΉππͺ, and then there are Cursive Hieroglyphs!
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 are 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!Β The most difficult part can sometimes be deciphering the handwriting – a problem that we still see today even with modern written scripts!
In the images ππ ±ππ¦, I have the same phrases of the same phrases written in Hieroglyphs πΉππͺ and Cursive Hieroglyphs so you can visually see the comparison between the two π» forms of writing! A pattern Iβve noticed about Cursive Hieroglyphs is that the shorter variants of words and phrases is more commonly used as opposed to the traditional hieroglyphic script!Β
The image ππ ±π above shows two π» variants of the phrase βWords Spoken By Osirisβ
πππππΉπ¨π (Hieroglyphs)
πππ πΉπ¨πΉ (Cursive Hieroglyphs)
The image ππ ±π above shows two π» variants of the word βTo Beβ or βTo Exist.βΒ
πΉπ (Cursive Hieroglyphs)
πΉππ (Hieroglyphs)
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