Meaning & use
Hieratic
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Relating to priests or priestly matters; also describing a simplified cursive form of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic writing.
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The temple walls were covered in hieratic inscriptions used by the priesthood.
Scholars translated the hieratic script found on the papyrus scroll.
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From Greek 'hieratikos,' meaning priestly, derived from 'hiereus,' priest.
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