a writing system used in pharaonic Egypt that was developed alongside the hieroglyphic system, primarily written in ink with a reed brush on papyrus, allowing scribes to write quickly without resorting to the time consuming hieroglyphs
a form of hieroglyphic handwriting used by scribes for handwritten documents on papyrus, leather, cloth, ostraka (see ostracon), sometimes even stone It was quicker to write than hieroglyphs, and was the first form of writing to be learned by a scribe Its use is attested from the first dynasties
A word of Greek origin, meaning sacred scripts Cursive form of Egyptian script more commonly used for administrative and economic purposes but also for works of literature Its development ran parallel to that of the monumental hieroglyphic script from the Old Kingdom
a cursive form of Egyptian hieroglyphics; used especially by the priests adhering to fixed types or methods; highly restrained and formal; "the more hieratic sculptures leave the viewer curiously unmoved"
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
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