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Abstract
The term
Demotic
derives from Herodotus, who described two types of Egyptian writing present in the fifth century
BCE
: sacred (
hiera
) and popular (
dēmotika
) (Hdt. 2.36). The first term describes hieratic; the second refers to Demotic.
Title: Demotic
Description:
Abstract
The term
Demotic
derives from Herodotus, who described two types of Egyptian writing present in the fifth century
BCE
: sacred (
hiera
) and popular (
dēmotika
) (Hdt.
2.
36).
The first term describes hieratic; the second refers to Demotic.
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