ripcord@kbin.social to Today I Learned@kbin.social · 2 years agoTIL ancient Egyptians didn't use Hieroglyphics as an everyday writing system. They reserved this for special functions. The Egyptians used two script-like writing systems called Hieratic and Demotic. en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up134
arrow-up134external-linkTIL ancient Egyptians didn't use Hieroglyphics as an everyday writing system. They reserved this for special functions. The Egyptians used two script-like writing systems called Hieratic and Demotic. en.wikipedia.orgripcord@kbin.social to Today I Learned@kbin.social · 2 years agomessage-square4linkfedilink
minus-squareripcord@kbin.socialOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoI thought we were naming random words we had just read