Book Description
Guides readers to understand and transcribe hieroglyphics by presenting and explaining phonetic elements.
Author : Stéphane Rossini
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 16,17 MB
Release : 1989-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780486260136
Guides readers to understand and transcribe hieroglyphics by presenting and explaining phonetic elements.
Author : Samuel Alfred Browne Mercer
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,76 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Egyptian language
ISBN : 9780781806251
Offers a straightforward and concise introduction to the language of Ancient Egypt. Hieroglyphs, the picture signs used in the famous pyramid texts, and the hieratic script derived from them are both covered in this manual. Dr Kamrin updates and revitalises this handbook by adding a new introduction, creating bi-directional glossaries and adding more hieroglyphs to the text. Recognising the complexity of the Egyptian language, Mercer devotes a full chapter to each main grammar point and includes exercises to reinforce the material. Extracts from pyramid texts and passages from Ancient Egyptian writing give the students valuable reading practice.
Author : Bill Manley
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,11 MB
Release : 2012-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0500290288
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 : Penelope Wilson
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 36,84 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Egyptian language
ISBN : 9780192802996
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.
Author : W. V. Davies
Publisher : British Museum Press
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 31,96 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Egyptian language
ISBN : 9780714180632
Author : Bridget McDermott
Publisher : Chartwell Books
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 15,56 MB
Release : 2016-11-02
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0785833994
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 : Mark Collier
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 50,27 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780520239494
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 : Karl-Theodor Zauzich
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 45,27 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780292798045
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 : Barry J. Kemp
Publisher : Plume Books
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 37,59 MB
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN :
Gain insights into a vanished world with this unique look at powerful Egyptian hieroglyphs. Barry Kemp presents one hundred of the Egyptian hieroglyphs, their pronunciations, their history, and meanings, revealing aspects of day-to-day life in ancient Egypt. Kemp explains the myriad meanings behind symbols for physical objects such as “Sun” and “Serpent,” and concepts such as “Truth” and “to love,” building a picture of the historical and mythological references that were the cornerstones of Egyptian thought.
Author : Ramses Seleem
Publisher : Watkins Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 14,58 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781842930663
The Egyptian "Book of Life, " which is mistakenly translated as the "Book of the Dead, " is the only living record of the twofold mystery--of life and death. Dr. Seleem maintains that this tradition is not dead and irrelevant but vital and alive to this day. He translates ancient Egyptian texts here, lavishly illustrated including facsimile plates from the original papyrus books, and colorful hieroglyphics.