Language

Egyptian (Ancient)

Egyptian (Ancient) is a language in the Afro-Asiatic family spoken in Egypt.

No known Scripture

Scripture in Egyptian (Ancient)

Our sources record no known Scripture in Egyptian (Ancient).

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Egyptian (Ancient) is spoken

  • Egypt

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About Egyptian (Ancient)

Language family
Afro-Asiatic
ISO 639-3 code
egy
Glottocode
egyp1246

Dialects and varieties 5

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Egyptian (Ancient) as a whole.

  • Archaic EgyptianNo known Scripture
  • Demotic EgyptianNo known Scripture
  • Late EgyptianNo known Scripture
  • Middle EgyptianNo known Scripture
  • Old EgyptianNo known Scripture

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Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.