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Demotic means "popular". It was the popular style of writing at the time.
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Was there demotic writing before Roseta Stone or not?
yes
What were two early forms of writing and where did they develope in Egypt?
Demotic and Greek. Developed in egypt
Name of picture writing used by egyptians?
Hieroglyphs. However, they are not picture writing as such. While some of the characters do represent objects and ideas, some are also letters. Hieroglyphs were only used for special occasions, the everyday writing was hieratic and demotic.
Why did scholars think the demotic script would be easier to translate than the hieroglyphs?
Well the demotic writing was a much simpler form of writing used by the ancient Egyptians making it easier to translate it. Hieroglyphics were used only for documents making it harder to understand them. However Jean Champollion was able to translate the Rosetta Stone which had hieroglyphics, demotic and Greek. He was able to tell what it meant by comparing Greek to the other forms of writing.
What is demotic writing?
Demotic refers to either the ancient Egyptian script derived from northern forms of hieratic used in the Delta, or the stage of the Egyptian language following Late Egyptian and preceding Coptic. The term was first used by the Greek historian Herodotus to distinguish it from hieratic and hieroglyphic scripts. By convention, the word "Demotic" is capitalized in order to distinguish it from demotic Greek.
What writing system did the egyptians invent?
There were three systems:Hieroglyphic (pictographs)Hieratic (used by priests)Demotic (used by common people)
What has the author Eugene Cruz-Uribe written?
Eugene Cruz-Uribe has written: 'Saite and Persian demotic cattle documents' -- subject(s): Cattle, Demotic Writing, Egyptian language, Egyptian law, History, Law and legislation, Marketing 'Saite and Persian demotic cattle documents and their use in the legal system in ancient Egypt'
What was Rosetta stone useful for?
The Rosetta Stone is a stone with writing on it Egyptian and Greek, using hieroglyphic, demotic and Greek scripts. The hieroglyphic was the script used for important or religious documents. Demotic was the common script of Egypt and Greek the language of the rulers of Egypt at that time.
Did ancient egyptians have another way of writing besides hieroglyphs?
No, that was the only system in use in Egypt until the evolution of Meroitic and Demotic.
What names did Jean-Francois Champollion find on the Rosetta stone?
Champollion found Hieroglyphics, Greek, and Demotic writing on the Rosetta Stone
What is Demotic Chronicle expressed?
The Demotic Chronicle is an ancient Egyptian text written in Demotic script, which was a form of writing used for administrative and literary purposes. It offers insights into the political, economic, and cultural events of ancient Egypt during the Third Intermediate Period. The text provides valuable information about the rulers, religious beliefs, and daily life of this period in Egyptian history.
What kind of writing allowed egypitians keep records?
Egyptian Hieroglyphics was the formal way of writing in Ancient Egypt. It was a system of pictures where each one stood for a specific sound, not a word like Europeans originally though. However, a simplified Demotic writing system was also added in later Egyptian history for everyday writing. Formal documents were usually in hieroglyphics. The Rosetta Stone, which evetually allowed for the translation of hieroglyphics, contained both hieroglyphics and demotic.
