How did ancient Egyptian writing work ?

by RobBobGlove
XenophonTheAthenian

When? Egyptian of the dynastic period went through at least four linguistic periods, Old Egyptian, Middle Egyptian, New Egyptian, and Coptic. Furthermore, what kind of writing? All four forms of Egyptian were written differently, and several scripts existed at the same time, notably the various hieroglyphic scripts, hieratic, demotic, and Coptic. What exactly are you asking for?