The Little Book of Egyptian Hieroglyphs

Lesley Adkins, Roy A. Adkins (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

192 Seiten

2001
Hodder Paperback (Verlag)
978-0-340-79485-2 (ISBN)

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This book aims to make the basics of hieroglyphs easy to understand. Along with the history and development of the language, it offers the Egyptian alphabet, an introduction to the Pharaohs and Gods, common texts in tombs or on statues, to help you recognise all the most common words and phrases.

Egyptian hieroglyphs are the subject of endless fascination to many. This book aims to make the basics of hieroglyphs easy to understand. Explaining briefly the history and development of the language, it then gives the Egyptian alphabet and shows how simple it is to spell your own name using hieroglyphs. Also included is an introduction to the Pharaohs, the Gods, the Nile and the Egyptian calendar, the scribes, and the common texts in tombs, on statues, and in papyri helping you to recognise all the most common hieroglyphic words and phrases.

Lesley and Roy Adkins are both archacologists and Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London. Lesley has a degree in archaeology, ancient history and Latin from the University of Bristol and Roy a degree in archaeology from University College, Cardiff.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	4.10.2001
Zusatzinfo	25 line drawings
Sprache	englisch
Maße	146 x 170 mm
Gewicht	254 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften ► Paläografie
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
ISBN-10	0-340-79485-2 / 0340794852
ISBN-13	978-0-340-79485-2 / 9780340794852
Zustand	Neuware