Complete the dictionary of ancient Egypt

Linguists at the University of Chicago (USA) said they had completed a thousand-word dictionary from ancient Egypt, revealing the daily life of the people of the time.

Part of the Chicago Demotic Dictionary dictionary

Through the dictionary, modern people know what kind of taxes the ancient Egyptians suffered, as well as the jobs they had to serve the government, according to the University of Chicago press release.

The dictionary language belongs to the ancient Egyptian form (called Demotic Egyptian), the name given by the Greeks refers to the language of the common people used in Egypt from about 500 years before the sun to 500 after CN.

At this time, Egypt was in turn ruled by foreign states, from Persians, Greeks and Romans.

'The popular word is used in commercial and legal documents, private letters and government journals , as well as in literature' , according to NBC News quoted Janet Johnson, editor of the named dictionary. Chicago Demotic Dictionary .

The language is also used for religious, magic and scientific purposes in areas such as astronomy, mathematics and medicine.