Demotic script lasted for about 1000 years, and belongs to the last period of Ancient Egyptian history. It was preceded by hieratic script, another form of simplified writing. Even after the introduction of demotic script, hieratic script survived.
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Demotic (from Greek: dēmotikós , "popular") 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 L...
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The Demotic script was used for writing business, legal, scientific, literary and religious documents. It was written almost exclusively from right to left in horizontal lines and mainly in ink on papyrus. Demotic inscriptions on wood and stone are also known.
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Demotic was the most abbreviated and cursive script that was developed by the ancient Egyptians. Demotic became the script for everyday use from the middle of the eighth century BC until the middle of the fourth century AD.
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Some Coins of Artaxerxes and Other Short Texts in the Demotic Script (Studia Demotica) by aSP Vleeming; Binding: Paperback, 342 pages ; Publisher: Peeters Publishers; List Price: USD $72.00; ISBN 10: 9042910615;
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'If the script was sacred, what did scribes use for writing letters?' the boy asked. ... The old master scribe continued .'Some years later, another script was developed so that everyday information could be written down quickly and easily. It was used by scribes working in the temples and palaces who need to keep records...
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Early Demotic (650 to 332 BC.) - in the 27th Dynasty, Demotic replaced Hieratic and became the official administrative script. Demotic was used only for legal and commercial texts, while hieroglyphs were reserved for religious and monumental texts.
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