WordNet
n. a cursive form of Egyptian hieroglyphics; used especially by the priests [syn: hieratic]
Usage examples of "hieratic script".
They had left written documents of all sorts, inscribed on papyrus or scraps of pottery, in the cursive hieratic script or the later, even more cursive, demotic.
It was an impressive demonstration of his expertise, for the pieces were of all sizes and shapes and the writing on them ranged from the neat scribal hieratic script to the scribbles of the later, more cursive, demotic-which had always reminded me of a row of hen tracks.
It was an impressive demonstration of his expertise, for the pieces were of all sizes and shapes and the writing on them ranged from the neat scribal hieratic script to the scribbles of the later, more cursive, demotic&mdash.
So it was only on the fifth day that the scribes could begin to write down the terms of the treaty on the clay tablets in both the hieratic script and in hieroglyphics, translated into Hyksosian and Egyptian.
I was not, of course, qualified to work on the original scrolls, which were written in the hieratic script.
He turned quickly to his work and took out a fresh sheet of paper, making neat notes in the short version of Karsite hieratic script.