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"The Incomplete Hieroglyphs System" The incomplete hieroglyphs phenomenon was a set of practices where certain glyphs were abbreviated, such as snakes and birds, and other glyphs depicting humans, mammals and insects were avoided using sign substitution. Moreover, this practice also entailed a lack of hieroglyphs on the inside of the coffins, as well as on walls and items in the mummy wrappings. The current scholarly terminology for the incomplete hieroglyphs phenomenon of the late Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period needs an update. The term "incomplete hieroglyphs system" focuses solely on the modification of the signs; however, the practical element must also be acknowledged to gain a more holistic understanding of this phenomenon. There was a plurality of "incomplete hieroglyph practices" at play during this period. A few of those practices concerned hieroglyphs depicting humans: this is evidenced by shabti figures, Coffin Texts 777-78, and the region of Abydos. |
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