The Scribe’s outfit in the Deir el-Medina pseudo-script: shapes and uses

Author(s):
Haring, B.J.J. (0000-0002-8405-3606)
Published
2023
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor

Abstract

the sign for ‘scribe’ that occurs among identity marks on Deir el-Medina ostraca and other artefacts from the Ramesside Period (ca. 1290-1070 BC) shows a remarkable graphic diversity. Its basic forms were inspired by hieroglyphic writing on the one hand, and by cursive (hieratic) writing on the other, and both forms appear to have enjoyed equal popularity in similar contexts. In addition to the information it provides on the reception of hieroglyphic and hieratic writing among semi-literate administrators, the sign is evidence for the existence of one ‘senior scribe’ at Deir el-Medina.

HieroglyphHieraticIdentity MarksOstracaPseudo-Script
Date issued
2023-08-09
Language
English
Is part of
Hieroglyphs. Studies in Ancient Hieroglyphic Writing (2023), Vol. 1, p. 31-43
hdl
1887/3636676
URL
http://www.hieroglyphs-journal.org/