Bible Encyclopedias
Hieratic
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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.