jan 1, 3200 BC - Writing

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Hieroglyphs:
“sacred writing” was the, first writing system invented in Egypt. Very fancy pictographs, mainly used for religious purposes, but slow to write fast. After more efficient, phonetic scripts evolved it was still used by priests for gravesites

Written on Walls or Papyrus
Papyrus - What the first people in Egypt wrote on, was made out of made of papyrus reed, wasn’t able to last.

Hieratic: Short form of Hieroglyphs, also used for religious purposes, or even for daily lfie

Demotic:
Recording contracts/taxes in the Middle and New kingdoms

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