The Disappearance of Writing Systems - Perspectives on Literacy and Communication - John Baines
On the Demise of Egyptian Writing: Working with a Problematic Source Basis
The Disappearance of Writing Systems - Perspectives on Literacy and Communication - John Baines
Martin Andreas Stadler
University of Würzburg
Description
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.