-First used by Clement of Alexandria -Earliest known example - 3400 BC -Latest dated inscription was made on the gate of a temple at Philae in 396 A.D -In the beginning they were carved in stone and colored. -Mainly used for formal in scripts on the walls of temple and tombs.
Hieratic
-A simplified and abbreviated form of the hieroglyphic script in which the people, animals and object depicted are no longer easily recognizable - Written from right to left.
Demotic
- Developed from a northern variant of hieratic script in around 660 BC - Used for writing business,legal,scientific,literary,and religious documents.
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