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What are the differences between the three Egyptian writing systems?

Hieroglyphics: Oldest and most complicated system used by priests and written on stone.Hieratic: Simpler and could be written on papyrus (egyptian paper).Demotic: Used for regular people for buisness and written on papyrus.


What are two different Egyptian writing systems?

The first one is the own system of writing is called HIEROGLYPHICS!! And scribes painstakingly carved the HIEROGLYPHICS onto the walls of caves.......and they used papyrus as paper!


What type of jobs did ancient Egyptian scribes have?

ancient Egyptian scribes had to write in hieroglyphics on papyrus, as a way of communication. most scribes worked for pharaoh's.


What were Hieroglyphics painted on?

Hieroglyphics were written on papyrus.


How are Egyptian hieroglyphics used today?

Today, hieroglyphics are only used as decorations, particularly to convey an Egyptian theme.


What Egyptian achievements is still used today?

The Rosetta stone helped us read hieroglyphics, the papyrus didn't decay so we are able to read old Egyptian texts, and their magnificent architecture are always worth to see.


What did Ancien Egyptians write on?

Usually either stone or papyrus. Often found on temples/monuments and official records.


Are hieroglyphics Egyptian or Sumerian?

Both Egypt and Sumeria used hieroglyphics


What did the ancient egyptians used hieroglyphics for?

They wrote on papyrus and used a reed brush with ink.


Who was able to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics?

Jean-François Champollion used the Rosetta stone to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics.


What is the word for Egyptian writing where pictorial symbols were used?

they are called called hieroglyphics.


What is a in hieroglyphics?

There are no vowels in Egyptian hieroglyphics. The falcon is often mistakenly used as an A, but this is incorrect.