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demotic: see hieroglyphic hieroglyphic (hī'rəglĭf`ĭk, hī'ərə–) [Gr.,=priestly carving], type of writing used in ancient Egypt . ..... Click the link for more information. . demotic 1. of or relating to a simplified form of hieroglyphics used in ancient Egypt by the ordinary literate class outside the priesthood 2. the demotic script of ancient Egypt How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The Rosetta Stone is a dark grey-pinkish granite stone (often incorrectly identified as basalt) with writing on it in two languages, Egyptian and Greek, using three scripts, Hieroglyphic, Demotic, Egyptian and Greek. His prose sometimes hovers between demotic and didactic, and the book suffers greatly from lack of illustrations of many of the works mentioned (particularly the less well-known ones). THE GREEK MAGICAL PAPYRI IN TRANSLATION INCLUDING DEMOTIC SPELLS. |
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