A cursive version of the hieroglyphic script, designed to be written by pens.
A cursive form of ancient Egyptian writing which lost the pictorial aspect of hieroglyphs.
A cursive form of Egyptian hieroglyphs used during the 1st Dynasty (c.2925-2775 BC) and usually written in ink.
In painting and sculpture, when the concern for spiritual over material values results in a formalized, grand style for representing sacred or priestly figures. Can also be seen in the use of different scales for holy figures and those of the everyday world.
A form of writing used by priests of ancient Egypt from about 700 B.C. to second century A.D; a simplification of hieroglyphics.
a cursive form of Egyptian hieroglyphics; used especially by the priests
associated with the priesthood or priests; "priestly (or sacerdotal) vestments"; "hieratic gestures"
written or belonging to a cursive form of ancient Egyptian writing; "hieratic Egyptian script"
handwritten counterpart to the hieroglyphic script, developed in the Old Kingdom mainly for writing on papyrus; written from right to left
From Greek "sacred", the normal form of the script, mostly written on papyri or ostraca. The earliest hieratic documents date to the Fourth Dynasty, but the origins of hieratic are probably almost as early as the hieroglyph script itself. Hieratic signs lost the pictorial character of hieroglyphs and are often joined together.
Cursive writing derived from hieroglyphics.
Anything associated with a priesthood, from the Greek word for 'priest.'
an art style employed by the Egyptians to designate who and what was the most important in the art work. The most important person, i.e.. the Pharaoh,who was considered a god, was created as the largest person in the composition.
An abridged form of Hieroglyphics used by priests. Gk: of priesthood.
From the Greek word meaning "sacred," Although this form of the written language was used throughout Egyptian history, it's name comes from the later periods when it was used only in religious texts.
Hieratic is a writing system used in pharaonic Egypt that developed along side the hieroglyphic system,Goedicke 1988:vii–viii. to which it is intimately related. It was primarily written in ink with a reed brush on papyrus, allowing scribes to write quickly without resorting to the time consuming Hieroglyphs. The word hieratic derives from the Greek phrase (grammata hieratika; literally "priestly writing"), which was first used by Saint Clement of Alexandria in the second century AD,Goedicke 1988:vii; Wente 2001:2006.
