Egyptian hieratic
cursive writing system used in the provenance of the pharaohs in Egypt and Nubia
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Egyptian hieratic
Summary
Egyptian hieratic is a writing system[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of writing_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,800 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Egyptian hieratic's instance of is recorded as writing system[3].
- Egyptian hieratic's instance of is recorded as logographic writing system[4].
- Egyptian hieratic's instance of is recorded as unicase alphabet[5].
- Egyptian hieratic's instance of is recorded as natural writing system[6].
- Egyptian hieratic's based on is recorded as Egyptian hieroglyphs[7].
- Egyptian hieratic took place at Ancient Egypt[8].
- Egyptian hieratic's Commons category is recorded as Hieratic[9].
- Egyptian hieratic's language of work or name is recorded as Egyptian[10].
- 3000 BC marks the founding of Egyptian hieratic[11].
- Egyptian hieratic ended on 300[12].
- Egyptian hieratic's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
- Egyptian hieratic's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[14].
- Egyptian hieratic's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[15].
- Egyptian hieratic's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
- Egyptian hieratic's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17].
- Egyptian hieratic's script directionality is recorded as right-to-left[18].
- Egyptian hieratic's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Egyptian hieratic'}[19].
- Egyptian hieratic's name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'hiératique égyptien'}[20].
- Egyptian hieratic's derivative work is recorded as Egyptian Demotic[21].
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Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include writing system[3], logographic writing system[4], unicase alphabet[5], and natural writing system[6].
Origins
3000 BC marks the founding of Egyptian hieratic[11].
Why It Matters
Egyptian hieratic ranks in the top 8% of writing_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,800 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]