Author: W. V. Davies
Publisher: British Museum Press
ISBN: 9780714180632
Category : Egyptian language
Languages : en
Pages : 64

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Author: Mark Collier
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520239494
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 196

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With the help of Egyptologists Collier and Manley, museum-goers, tourists, and armchair travelers alike can gain a basic knowledge of the language and culture of ancient Egypt. Each chapter introduces a new aspect of hieroglyphic script and encourages acquisition of reading skills with practical exercises. 200 illustrations.

Author: Bill Manley
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0500290288
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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An original and accessible approach to learning hieroglyphs, written by an experienced teacher and author. This is the first guide to reading hieroglyphs that begins with Egyptian monuments themselves. Assuming no knowledge on the part of the reader, it shows how to interpret the information on the inscriptions in a step-by-step journey through the script and language of ancient Egypt. We enter the world of the ancient Egyptians and explore their views on life and death, Egypt and the outside world, humanity and the divine. The book draws on texts found on some thirty artifacts ranging from coffins to stelae to obelisks found in museums in Egypt, America, and Europe, and selected across two thousand years. The texts are then explained clearly, and are supported by full translations, photographs, and line drawings.

Author: Karl-Theodor Zauzich
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 9780292798045
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 144

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Marveling over the tomb treasures of Ramses II and Tutankhamen that have toured U.S. and European museums in recent years, visitors inevitably wonder what the mysterious hieroglyphs that cover their surfaces mean. Indeed, everyone who is fascinated by ancient Egypt sooner or later wishes for a Rosetta stone to unlock the secrets of hieroglyphic writing. Hieroglyphs without Mystery provides the needed key. Written for ordinary people with no special language skills, the book quickly demonstrates that hieroglyphic writing can be read, once a few simple principles are understood. Zauzich explains the basic rules of the writing system and the grammar and then applies them to thirteen actual inscriptions taken from objects in European and Egyptian museums. By following his explanations and learning the most commonly used glyphs, readers can begin to decode hieroglyphs themselves and increase their enjoyment of both museum objects and ancient Egyptian sites. Even for the armchair traveler, learning about hieroglyphs opens a sealed door into ancient Egyptian culture. In examining these inscriptions, readers will gain a better understanding of Egyptian art, politics, and religion, as well as language.

Author: Stéphane Rossini
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486260136
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 102

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Guides readers to understand and transcribe hieroglyphics by presenting and explaining phonetic elements.

Author: James Rumford
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547530749
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 43

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In 1802, Jean-Francois Champollion was eleven years old. That year, he vowed to be the first person to read Egypt’s ancient hieroglyphs. Champollion’s dream was to sail up the Nile in Egypt and uncover the secrets of the past, and he dedicated the next twenty years to the challenge. James Rumford introduces the remarkable man who deciphered the ancient Egyptian script and fulfilled a lifelong dream in the process. Stunning watercolors bring Champollion’s adventure to life in a story that challenges the mind and touches the heart.

Author: Bridget McDermott
Publisher: Chartwell Books
ISBN: 0785833994
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 178

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Decoding Egyptian Hieroglyphs interweaves a clear guide to deciphering this elegant, largely picture language with vivid depictions of its origins and the people themselves.

Author: Henry Joseph Scott
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781566190688
Category : Egyptian language
Languages : en
Pages : 104

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Describes the grammar, pronunciation, and writing of words and sentences in hieroglyphs.

Author: R. B. Parkinson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 68

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The Rosetta Stone is one of the most popular artefacts in the British Museum. Containing a decree written in Greek, Demotic and hieroglyphics, it proved to be the key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphics. This concise study traces the history of `the most famous piece of rock in the world' to become a modern icon and tells the story of the race to use it to decipher Egypt's ancient script by Jean-François Champollion and Thomas Young. Also includes a translation of the text.

Author: Aidan Dodson
Publisher: New Holland Publishing
ISBN: 9781843304012
Category : Egypt
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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This text reveals the truth behind the mystery of the hieroglyphs of Ancient Egypt and the civilization that created them. The author traces the origins and development of hieroglyphic writing and explores the varied theories that scholars have expounded in their attempts to explain the script.