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> only a certain class or caste had the privilege to be able to read and write And in fact that's why they're HIEROglyphics, they were the priestly writings.
by GFK_of_xmaspast 11y ago
> only a certain class or caste had the privilege to be able to read and write
And in fact that's why they're HIEROglyphics, they were the priestly writings. (compare to demotic, as also seen on the Rosetta stone).
- thaumasiotes 11y agoHieroglyphics and demotic are the same writing system using the same letters. They're like print and cursive.