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Book: The Disappearance of Writing Systems

Chapter: On the Demise of Egyptian Writing: Working with a Problematic Source Basis

DOI: 10.1558/equinox.18955

Blurb:

For the study of the end of Egyptian writing systems, demotic is of special relevance, because Egyptian texts continued to be notated in demotic long after other Egyptian scripts were abandoned (‘Demotic’ refers to the Egyptian language of 650 BC onwards and ‘demotic’ to the script). The demotic Philae graffiti are the latest of all Egyptian inscriptions.

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