Properties (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
writing system
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
sacred texts
religious rituals |
| gptkbp:character |
cursive
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| gptkbp:characterTraits |
over 700 signs
|
| gptkbp:composedOf |
signs
|
| gptkbp:developedBy |
gptkb:Egyptian_hieroglyphs
|
| gptkbp:firstAppearance |
Early Dynastic Period
|
| gptkbp:firstHeld |
Roman Period
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Hieratic script
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
Egyptian_culture
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| gptkbp:inheritsFrom |
Demotic script
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| gptkbp:locatedIn |
papyrus
temple walls ostraca |
| gptkbp:maintainedBy |
ancient manuscripts
|
| gptkbp:notableFor |
its speed of writing
its use in annals its use in charms its use in chronicles its use in contracts its use in epics its use in fables its use in folklore its use in hymns its use in incantations its use in inscriptions its use in legends its use in letters its use in monuments its use in myths its use in narratives its use in poetry its use in prayers its use in proverbs its use in records its use in spells its use in stories its use in temples its use in tombs its use in wisdom literature simplified form of hieroglyphs |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Coptic_script
|
| gptkbp:releasedIn |
Egyptologists
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| gptkbp:replacedBy |
Demotic script
|
| gptkbp:research |
linguists
|
| gptkbp:timePeriod |
c._3200_BC_to_400_AD
|
| gptkbp:usedBy |
gptkb:ancient_Egyptians
scribes |
| gptkbp:usedFor |
religious texts
administrative documents |
| gptkbp:usedIn |
historical records
literary works funerary texts medical texts mathematical texts royal decrees Egyptian_literature |
| gptkbp:wrote |
right to left
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