Old Egyptian
extinct language spoken approximately from the 27th to the 21 centuries BC during the Old Kingdom and First Intermediate Period
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Old Egyptian
Summary
Old Egyptian is a dead language[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]
Key Facts
- Old Egyptian is in the country of Ancient Egypt[3].
- Old Egyptian's instance of is recorded as dead language[4].
- Old Egyptian's instance of is recorded as ancient language[5].
- Old Egyptian's instance of is recorded as chronolect[6].
- Old Egyptian's instance of is recorded as extinct language[7].
- Old Egyptian followed Archaic Egyptian[8].
- Old Egyptian was followed by Middle Egyptian[9].
- Old Egyptian is a type of Egyptian[10].
- Old Egyptian's writing system is recorded as Egyptian hieroglyphs[11].
- Old Egyptian's writing system is recorded as Egyptian hieratic[12].
- Old Egyptian's writing system is recorded as Cursive hieroglyphs[13].
- Old Egyptian's Wikimedia language code is recorded as egy-x-old[14].
- Old Egyptian began on 2700 BC[15].
- Old Egyptian ended on 2100 BC[16].
- Old Egyptian's different from is recorded as Egyptian[17].
- Old Egyptian's linguistic typology is recorded as verb–subject–object[18].
- Old Egyptian's linguistic typology is recorded as introflective language[19].
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Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include dead language[4], ancient language[5], chronolect[6], and extinct language[7]. Old Egyptian is a type of Egyptian[10].
Why It Matters
Old Egyptian has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]