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| Mdw Ntr is only one of the three scripts which
was used in KMT. It was the start of a chain. From Mdw Ntr
came Hieratic and from Hieratic, Enchorial was developed. Enchorial is also
known as Demotic. None of these writings ended the use of the other ones.
There is a difference between Hieratic and Demotic. In the Graeco-Roman age Hieratic was
the usual script the priests used and also for legal documents. Hieratic
comes from the Greek word hïeratikos meaning priestly. Demotic is the
more popular language. Demotic comes from the greek word dëmötikos
and Enchorial comes from the Greek word enkhörios. Demotic means popular and Enchorial means native. The earliest dechiperers
used the term Enchorial. Demotic made its first appearance at the time of
the Ethiopian Dynasty. During the Ptolemaic and Roman age it was the writing
of daily life.
There are three kinds of Phonograms. Uniliterals and Alphabetics are the first. They are signs that represent single consonants. The second kind are Biliterals and that is the combination of two consonants. The last are Triliterals and they are the combinations of three consonants. Hieroglyphic writing ignored vowels. Ideograms that serve to determine a considerable number of different words can naturally express the kind of sense born by these, and no their specific meanings were called Generic Determinatives. |
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Ideas from Mdw Ntr are used in many places today. It might be a shock to you, but you will notice that you have actually used some of these techniques before. To find more information click here. The Rosetta Stone was an essential link for the Western world to decipher the meanings of the Mdw Ntr. To learn more about the Rosetta Stone click the link below. |
Resource:
Dr. Zizwe Poe Interview ©2005