hieratic writing

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• Hieratic — Infobox Writing system name=Hieratic type=Abjad typedesc=with logographic elements time=Protodynastic Period–3rd century AD languages=Egyptian language fam1=Egyptian hieroglyphs children=Demotic spaces|2→ Coptic spaces|2→ Merotitic spaces|4→ Old… …   Wikipedia

• hieratic — hieratically, adv. /huy euh rat ik, huy rat /, adj. 1. Also, hieratical. of or pertaining to priests or the priesthood; sacerdotal; priestly. 2. noting or pertaining to a form of ancient Egyptian writing consisting of abridged forms of… …   Universalium

• hieratic — /haɪəˈrætɪk / (say huyuh ratik) adjective 1. relating to priests or to the priesthood; priestly. 2. denoting or relating to a form of ancient Egyptian writing consisting of abridged forms of hieroglyphics, used by the priests in their records. 3 …  

• hieratic script — ▪ writing system       ancient Egyptian cursive writing, used from the 1st dynasty (c. 2925–c. 2775 BC) until about 200 BC. Derived from the earlier, pictorial hieroglyphic writing used in carved or painted inscriptions, hieratic script was… …   Universalium

• Hieratic — Hi er*at ic, a. [L. hieraticus, Gr. ieratiko s; akin to iero s sacred: cf. F. hi[ e]ratique.] Consecrated to sacred uses; sacerdotal; pertaining to priests. [1913 Webster] {Hieratic character}, a mode of ancient Egyptian writing; a modified form… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Hieratic character — Hieratic Hi er*at ic, a. [L. hieraticus, Gr. ieratiko s; akin to iero s sacred: cf. F. hi[ e]ratique.] Consecrated to sacred uses; sacerdotal; pertaining to priests. [1913 Webster] {Hieratic character}, a mode of ancient Egyptian writing; a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• hieratic — [hī΄ər at′ik] adj. [L hieraticus < Gr hieratikos, of a priest s office, sacerdotal < hieros, sacred: see HIERO ] 1. of or used by priests; priestly; sacerdotal 2. designating or of the abridged form of cursive hieroglyphic writing once used …   English World dictionary

• Writing in Ancient Egypt — Ancient Egyptian writing comprises the variety of different scripts to write the Egyptian language. These are the hieroglyphic, hieratic and demotic scripts, the earliest of which dates to about 3200 BC.HistoryMost surviving texts in the Egyptian …   Wikipedia

• Writing system — Predominant scripts at the national level, with selected regional and minority scripts. Alphabet Latin Cyrillic Latin Greek …   Wikipedia

• Writing systems of Africa — The Writing Systems of Africa refer to the current and historical practice of written language on the African continent. The importance of oral culture and tradition in Africa and the recent dominance of European languages through colonialism,… …   Wikipedia

• writing — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Graphical representation of sounds Nouns 1. writing, chirography, calligraphy, pencraft, penmanship, hand, handwriting, script, longhand, shorthand, picture writing, uncial writing; boustrophedon,… …   English dictionary for students