Langenesis

Afro-Asiatic family

Middle Egyptian

c. 2,000 BCE – 1,350 BCE Classical

Middle Egyptian (c. 2,000 BCE – 1,350 BCE) is a classical Afro-Asiatic language. It has 3 descendant languages and stages on the map. Lineage: Proto-Afro-Asiatic → Old Egyptian → Middle Egyptian.

See Middle Egyptian on the interactive map

Classical Egyptian of the Middle Kingdom. Ceased to be spoken by c. 1350 BCE but remained the prestige written language for hieroglyphic texts until the 4th century CE.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Afro-Asiaticc. 10,000 BCE – 7,000 BCE
  2. Old Egyptianc. 2,600 BCE – 2,000 BCE
  3. Middle Egyptianc. 2,000 BCE – 1,350 BCE

Descendants 1

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