Egyptian Language

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Egyptian Language
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Hieroglyphics

• More formal
• Used in ceremonies
• Carved into stone and more permanent objects
• They survived better than paper
• Why this language is more well-known

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Hieratic Script

• The cursive equivalent of Hieroglyphics
• Used more in documentation and inventory
• Much simpler to write
• Not as well known because not as many documents
  exist

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The Rosetta Stone

• Discovered in 1799 by French soldiers
• Written in Hieroglyphics, Demotic and Greek
• Names in CARTOUCHES proved writing is the same in
  each language

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