extremely stylized, restrained or formal; adhering to fixed types or methods; severe in emotional import
Some of the more hieratic sculptures leave the viewer curiously unmoved.
of or pertaining to priests, especially pharaonic priests of ancient Egypt; sacerdotal
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 cursive form of ancient Egyptian writing which lost the pictorial aspect of hieroglyphs
of or pertaining to the cursive writing system developed by ancient Egyptian priests alongside the hieroglyphic system
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
{s} priestly, relating to the priesthood; of or pertaining to a cursive form of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics; conforming highly to a certain style
adhering to fixed types or methods; highly restrained and formal; "the more hieratic sculptures leave the viewer curiously unmoved"
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
written or belonging to a cursive form of ancient Egyptian writing; "hieratic Egyptian script
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
handwritten counterpart to the hieroglyphic script, developed in the Old Kingdom mainly for writing on papyrus; written from right to left
A form of writing adapted from hieroglyphs It was written on papyrus using red or black ink and with a brush or reed pen
associated with the priesthood or priests; "priestly (or sacerdotal) vestments"; "hieratic gestures"