Late Middle Egyptian
English
editProper noun
edit- (linguistics, history) The phase of the Egyptian language characterized by Middle Egyptian sentence structure and orthography but occasional use of Late Egyptian vocabulary and forms.
- (linguistics, history) Synonym of Neo-Middle Egyptian
Usage notes
editWhile some authors conflate Late Middle Egyptian and Neo-Middle Egyptian, the two terms are carefully distinguished by other Egyptologists (Junge, Kammerzell, etc.).
Coordinate terms
edit- (varieties of Egyptian) Egyptian; Earlier Egyptian (Archaic Egyptian, Old Egyptian, Classical Egyptian, Middle Egyptian [Late Middle Egyptian, Neo-Middle Egyptian]), Later Egyptian (Medio-Late Egyptian, Late Egyptian, Demotic, Coptic)
Translations
editLate Middle Egyptian
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