because hieratic script was an abbreviation of the hieroglyphics so it was faster to write and used less of their precious papyrus paper.
It can be written more quickly and easily with a pen.
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Hieroglyphics are more advanced even however, cuneiform may be spreaded out worldwide, hieroglyphics used papyrus which is like paper we right in today. Cuneiform is written in clay tablets. Also cuneiform was much earlier than the hieroglyphics. The last thing I know is that Hierohlyphics was read horizontally to and vertically and had more letters to use than Cuneiform...
There are more than 700 common hieroglyphics, including three sets of phonetic symbols and hundreds of concept symbols.
It's nothing more than handwritten script. Calligraphic = handwritten.
Yes. Many cultures, around the world, used hieroglyphics. Like modern language, they are all different, with very few similarities.
Anicient scripts using pictures and symbols are called pictorial script.
Kushite cursive script was based on hieroglyphics. - NovaNet answer In addition, the Kushites built numerous pyramids as shrines to their dead. In fact, the Kushites built more pyramids than the Egyptians (although they are much smaller).
There are more than 700 common hieroglyphics, including three sets of phonetic symbols and hundreds of concept symbols.
nothing by the script
Some of the earliest Egyptian hieroglyphics date from about 4000 BC, or more than 6000 years ago. The oldest full sets of glyphs date from about 2900 BC (4900 years old).
There are more than 200 different hieroglyphic characters that include a hand or hands. Each has a different meaning.