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Cursive hieroglyphs
Cursive hieroglyphs
or
hieroglyphic
book hand
are a variety of
Egyptian hieroglyphs
commonly used for religious documents written on
papyrus
, such as the
Book of the Dead
. It was particularly common during the
Ramesside Period
and many famous documents, such as the
Papyrus of Ani
, utilize it. It was also employed on wood for religious literature such as the
Coffin Texts
.
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