 | British Museum (Natural History) - 1877 - 178 pages
...statue of Barneses II. at Ibsamboul, placed here owing to the want of space in the Central Saloon. NORTH-WEST STAIRCASE. On the staircase are placed...characters, or figures, are separately and distinctly denned. 2. The Hieratic, in which the same characters are represented in what may be termed a running... | |
 | British Museum - 1883 - 230 pages
...placed here owing to the want of space in the Central Saloon. [Guide to the Egyptian Vestibule, 2d.] NORTH-WEST STAIRCASE. On the staircase are placed...figures, are separately and distinctly defined. 2. The H ieratic, in which the same characters are represented in what may be termed a running hand. 3. The... | |
 | Prince Ibrahim-Hilmy (son of Ismail, Khedive of Egypt) - Egypt - 1888 - 474 pages
...46, p. 767 ; Penny Magazine, vol. 1, p. 309. [NOTE. — The Egyptian Papyri exhibit the three forme of writing in use among the Egyptians : 1. The Hieroglyphic,...which the same characters are represented in what may bo termed a running hand. 3. The Demotic, or Enchorial, a still more cursivo form, in which the language... | |
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NORTH-WEST STAIRCASE. On the staircase are placed Egyptian Papyri, which are documents of various character, inscribed on rolls formed of slices of the papyrus plant. They show the three forms of writing in use among the Egyptians : — 1. The Hieroglyphic,... 