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Author | : Bill Manley |
Publisher | : National Geographic Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2012-05-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0500290288 |
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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 | : Bridget McDermott |
Publisher | : Chartwell Books |
Total Pages | : 178 |
Release | : 2016-11-02 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0785833994 |
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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 | : W. V. Davies |
Publisher | : British Museum Press |
Total Pages | : 64 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Egyptian language |
ISBN | : 9780714180632 |
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Author | : Stéphane Rossini |
Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | : 102 |
Release | : 1989-06-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780486260136 |
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Guides readers to understand and transcribe hieroglyphics by presenting and explaining phonetic elements.
Author | : Barry Kemp |
Publisher | : Granta Publications |
Total Pages | : 217 |
Release | : 2012-10-04 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1847087507 |
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“Written by the greatest living Egyptologist, this wonderful, fun, and short book will take you inside the heads of the ancient Egyptians.”—Sarah Parcak, National Geographic Egyptian culture is divided from us by several millennia, a lost people and a dead language. We can discover much about this fascinating civilization from its physical remains, but perhaps the greatest insights into the Egyptian mind come from Egyptian hieroglyphs. They reveal the priorities, concerns and beliefs of the Egyptians—a whole worldview. Unlike the Western alphabet, which is an arbitrary set of symbols not anchored in reality, each Egyptian hieroglyph denotes a concept central to Egyptian thinking. The language and its written form are intimately bound up with the imaginative world of the Egyptians. Here, Barry Kemp presents 100 of the Egyptian hieroglyphs to provide access to this unique culture. Kemp takes us on a journey through the Egyptian mind, revealing not only aspects of day-to-day life in Ancient Egypt, but gradually building a picture of the historical and mythological references that were the cornerstones of Egyptian thought. This fascinating book helps us get inside a long-vanished world. “A capsule key to the ancient Egyptian mind.”—Dr. Norman Hammond, The Times “Kemp uses 100 hieroglyphs as a springboard for discussion of a range of topics . . . This clever premise works well . . . [an] enjoyable and informative volume.”—Times Higher Education Supplement “This is most certainly a book that will challenge and reward.”—New World
Author | : Henry George Fischer |
Publisher | : Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Total Pages | : 84 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Egyptian language |
ISBN | : 0870995286 |
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"The aim of this book is twofold: first, to provide beginning students with step-by-step guidance in drawing hieroglyphs; and secondly, to supplement the observations of Gardiner in the Sign List at the back of his Egyptian Grammar. The examples include all 24 of the common forms of "alphabetic" (monoconsonantal) signs, and a selection of other signs that are either difficult to draw or that call for additional comment - a total of about 200 in all. Comparative material, emphasizing Old Kingdom models, is presented in 175 line drawings. By familiarizing themselves with this material, along with the points made in the Introduction, students will, at the same time, learn a good deal about hieroglyphic palaeography"--Publisher's description.
Author | : Mark Collier |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : 9780520239494 |
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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 | : Angela McDonald |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 88 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : 9780520252356 |
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A fascinating, easy-to-read yet highly informative introduction to hieroglyphs suitable for all novice Egyptologists. Angela McDonald makes learning the language of the pharaohs fun.--Joyce Tyldesley, author of Egypt
Author | : Karl-Theodor Zauzich |
Publisher | : University of Texas Press |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9780292798045 |
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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 | : Penelope Wilson |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 180 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Egyptian language |
ISBN | : 9780192802996 |
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Hieroglyphs were far more than a language. They were an omnipresent and all powerful force in communicating the messages of ancient Egyptian culture for over three thousand years; used as monumental art, as a means of identifying Egyptianess, and for rarified communication with the gods.In this exciting new study, Penelope Wilson explores the cultural significance of the script with an emphasis on previously neglected areas such as cryptography, the continuing decipherment post-Champollion, and the powerful fascination hieroglyphs still hold for us today.