Egypt

5 scripts

Coptic Alphabet

AlphabetEgypt200

The final stage of the ancient Egyptian writing tradition. Uses Greek letters with 7 addit...

Egyptian Hieroglyphs

LogographicEgypt3200 BC

Over 7,000 known symbols, about 1,000 commonly used. Combines logographic and alphabetic e...

Hieratic

LogographicEgypt3100 BC

The cursive form of Egyptian hieroglyphs, written with ink on papyrus. Developed at nearly...

Demotic

AbjadEgypt650 BC

The everyday script of late Egypt, from a Greek word meaning popular. Evolved from hierati...

Proto-Sinaitic

AlphabetEgypt/Levant1800 BC

The earliest known alphabetic writing, scratched by Semitic workers in Egyptian turquoise ...