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The ancient Egyptians had three different ways of writing. They are called hieroglyphic, hieratic, and demotic. Hieroglyphs were chiseled on a stone surface. The word comes from two Greek words—hieros, meaning “sacred,” and glyphein, meaning “to carve.” From hieroglyphs the Egyptians developed a cursive writing. Called hieratic, this was written on papyrus with a pen. ... No other country—not even China or India—has such a long unbroken history as Egypt. Nearly 3,000 years before the birth of Jesus, the Egyptians had reached a high stage of civilization. They lived under an orderly government; they carried on commerce in ships; they built great stone structures; and, most important of all, they had acquired the art of writing.
Did the Egyptians have any other form of writing and i hear there was another language spoke is this true?? Posts: 53 | From: Daffodill land entering Egypt | Registered: Apr 2007
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