| Hieratic is Ancient Egyptian written in a
formal script used for papyri. |
| Hieratic was developed from the Hieroglyphs
for writing on papyrus. Initially both documentary and literary
texts were written in Hieratic. Later its use was restricted to
literary, i.e. mostly religious, texts. It is last heard of in the
third century AD. |
| When Ancient Egyptian is written in a less
formal script, it is considered Abnormal Hieratic. |
| Abnormal Hieratic was developed specifically
for documentary texts while Hieratic was increasingly restricted to
literary texts. It was in use until the sixth century BC. |
| Select an item to see images of the papyrus as
well as the catalogue record describing the item. |
| Subliterary papyri are papyri that are neither
documents nor literature. Although they are usually concerned with
actual people living in Egypt at the time (e.g. a curse of a
neighbor or a school exercise), they invoke a world of imagination
much like fiction does. Select an item to see images of the papyrus
as well as the catalogue record describing the item. |
| Select an item to see images of the papyrus as
well as the catalogue record describing the item. |
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Last updated by Peter van Minnen on
3/13/96 |
