Identity marks in ancient Egypt: Scribal and non-scribal modes of visual communication

Haring, B.J.J. (2018)

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Writing – of any type – is a highly complex system of visual communication,

but it is by no means the only such system in societies that make use of it. It is always

accompanied by other graphic codes, some of which present striking resemblances

to writing. The interchange between these codes (including the exchange of systemic

features and of graphic morphology) is fascinating. Examples of such interchange can

be seen in Ancient Egyptian marking systems as related to hieroglyphic and cursive

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• All authors: Haring, B.J.J.
• Editor(s): Jasink, A.M.; Weingarten, J.; Ferrara, S.
• Date: 2018-01-12
• Title of host publication: Non-scribal Communication Media in the Bronze Age Aegean and Surrounding Areas. The semantics of a-literate and proto-literate media (seals, potmarks, mason’s marks, seal-impressed pottery, ideograms and logograms, and related systems
• Pages: 233 - 246
• ISBN (print): 9788864536361
• ISBN (electronic): 9788864536378
• Name: 9