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Introduction to Archaeology, 6th Period

"I hope you all enjoyed the game from last lesson, and that you learnt something from it," Daniel said.

"Today, I want to talk about Ancient Egyptian scripts. I'm sure you've all heard of hieroglyphs, but traditionally Egyptologists divided hieroglyphs into three types based on appearance: hieroglyphic, hieratic, and demotic.

What do you guys know about any of these three scripts?"
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[identity profile] the-ascended.livejournal.com 2006-04-12 01:40 am (UTC)(link)
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[identity profile] bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com 2006-04-12 01:59 am (UTC)(link)
"Hieroglyphics are the ones that are pictures, right?"

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[identity profile] lovechildblair.livejournal.com 2006-04-12 02:01 am (UTC)(link)
Blair raised his hand and spoke. "Hieroglyphic writing is usually used in large scale monuments. Hieratic is the more like a script extensively used on manuscripts and paintings, and it's really similar to hieroglyphs...kinda like a cursive version of it. And demotic is...is...uh..." Blair flailed mentally for a moment and shrugged. "A demonic version of hieratic?"

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[identity profile] strongestgirl.livejournal.com 2006-04-12 03:12 am (UTC)(link)
"I guess they're like the difference between printing and cursive and... Calligraphy?" said Pippi uncertainly.

"Does Demotic have to do with demons?"
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