Meanings
nounpalaeography (countable and uncountable, plural palaeographies)
plural palaeographies · alternative palæography
- UKalternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of paleography.
Regarding the ranges of these palaeographic areas, the terms mentioned might again be misleading to a nonadept, who, for example, has to know that the Delta is mostly uncharted territory in regard to Demotic palaeography (due to the lack of sources from this area).
2020, Vanessa Davies, Dimitri Laboury, The Oxford Handbook of Egyptian Epigraphy and Palaeography, page 611
Origin
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palaeography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palaeography
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“palaeography.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palaeography. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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