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On top was a section in Egyptian hieroglyphics. Below it was text in Demotic script, an ancient Egyptian script used for more secular commerce. And at the bottom was a section in ancient Greek.
It was written in Demotic script, and serves as "direct testimony of the priest entering the temple." Ashlyn Messier is a writer for Fox News Digital.
Another recent find was the discovery of "dipinti"—graffiti painted in ink—that was written in the ancient Egyptian Demotic script, which was common at the time the temple was built.
Written in Demotic script (a type of cursive hieroglyphics), the messages are prayers to Horus and testimonies of priests who entered the temple.
The restoration efforts also uncovered dipinti, or graffiti written in ink, in Demotic script (the cursive script derived from ancient Egyptian hieratic).
Courtesy of Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. Meanwhile, in the Holy of Holies chamber, researchers have uncovered demotic script, a simplified version of ancient Egyptian cursive.
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