Writing in Graeco-Roman Egypt

Demotic Contract
18 AD
Tebtunis, Egypt

P.Mich.inv 678

Demotic is a further development of the Hieratic script. Whereas Hieratic characters generally look quite similar to their Hieroglyphic counterparts, Demotic characters have evolved to the point where the simliarities to Hieroglyphics are barely recognizable


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