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Hieratic

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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priestly or sacred (Gr. 1EpartKOS, icpos, sacred), a term particularly applied to a style of ancient Egyptian writing, which is a simplified cursive form of hieroglyphic. The name was first given by Champollion (see EGYPT, § Language).

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Hieratic'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​h/hieratic.html. 1910.
 
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