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1. Hieratic Script

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   A common misunderstanding is the equivalence of Hieratic script and Hieroglyphic Cursive. While related, Hieroglyphic Cursive represents hieroglyphs written quickly, retaining their pictorial form but using cursive techniques. Hieratic, conversely, is a fundamentally different script system where the signs have transformed into abstract logograms or phonograms with no immediate visual connection to their hieroglyphic ancestors (e.g., the substitution of the heron sign).
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