Ancient Egyptian Language
The ancient Egyptian language has a written history of about 5000 years, which makes it one of the oldest written languages known today. Though it not used these days, the ancient Egyptian language originated and evolved through centuries to become a benchmark of oral and written communication and record-keeping in ancient times. 3000 B.C. Hieroglyphs appeared, and it was used mainly for formal inscriptions on the walls of temples and tombs, it remained in use until the eleventh century AD, making it the longest continually attested language in the world with a 4000-year lifespan. There were other related writing systems used like Demotic that was used for more than 1000 years, and Coptic language that was a combination of the ancient languages Demotic, Hieroglyphic and Hieratic. That's not everything you can know about the Egyptian language, and our article here will be your guide to get everything about the history of this language.