Hieroglyphs and Hieratic – What is the difference and does it matter?
Lieven, Alexandra von
Research article (book contribution) | Peer reviewedAbstract
Over more than three millennia, hieroglyphs as well as hieratic were used side by side as scripts in Ancient Egypt. While every student learns the difference between them in their first lessons, the reasons for the use of one or the other script is actually not that easily ac- counted for. The paper discusses the possible reasons for choosing one or the other script in concrete usage. Among the most important factors for this decision is the potential use in monumental context (even though the actual copy is non-monumental), as well as the presence or absence of illustrations.
Details about the publication
Editors: Albert, Florence; Ragazzoli, Chloé
Book title: Questions sur la scripturalité égyptienne. Des registres graphiques aux espaces d’écriture
Page range: 47-65
Publisher: Institut français d’archéologie orientale du Caire
Published by: Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale
Place of publication: Kairo
Edition: 1
Title of series: Bibliothèque d'Étude (ISSN: 0259-3823)
Volume of series: 192
Status: Published
Release year: 2025
Language in which the publication is written: English
ISBN: 978-2-7247-1089-2
Keywords: hieroglyphs; hieratic; choice of script; monumentality; manuscript; illustration
Authors from the University of Münster
| von Lieven, Alexandra | Institute of Egyptology and Coptology |
Vorträge zur Publikation
| Hieroglyphs and Hieratic – what is the difference and does it matter? Lieven, Alexandra von (19/11/2021) Journées d’étude „Le texte d’un espace d’écriture à l’autre“, Programme ÉCRITURES, Sorbonne Université, Paris (eigene Teilnahme via Zoom) Type of talk: scientific talk |