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Egyptian is one of the oldest written languages. The first known text dates to around 3400 BC, and it was spoken until the late 17th century in the form of Coptic. (Coptic is still used as a liturgical language in the Coptic Church.) Middle Egyptian survived for a long time as a "classic" language, similar to Latin in the Middle Ages.

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  • Egyptian (Ancient)
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  • Egyptian is one of the oldest written languages. The first known text dates to around 3400 BC, and it was spoken until the late 17th century in the form of Coptic. (Coptic is still used as a liturgical language in the Coptic Church.) Middle Egyptian survived for a long time as a "classic" language, similar to Latin in the Middle Ages.
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  • Egyptian is one of the oldest written languages. The first known text dates to around 3400 BC, and it was spoken until the late 17th century in the form of Coptic. (Coptic is still used as a liturgical language in the Coptic Church.) Egyptian is actually a chronological series of languages, including Old/Middle Egyptian, Late Egyptian, Demotic and Coptic. The most popular starting point for students appears to be hieroglyphic Middle Egyptian, the language of the Book of the Dead, the Story of Sinuhe and many monumental inscriptions. Roughly 750 hieroglyphs were used in Middle Egyptian, of which a couple hundred are common, compared with 6,000+ in Late Egyptian. Middle Egyptian survived for a long time as a "classic" language, similar to Latin in the Middle Ages.
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