Egyptian Writing Timeline

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c. 3200 BCE
Hieroglyphic writing develops in Egypt.
c. 3150 BCE
Hieratic script develops following hieroglyphic script in Egypt.
c. 700 BCE
Demotic script replaces Hieratic script in Egypt, though Hieroglyphics still in use.
c. 350 CE
Coptic script developed with the rise of Christianity and earlier Egyptian scripts forgotten.