Egyptian Hieroglyphs for Everyone
Title | Egyptian Hieroglyphs for Everyone PDF eBook |
Author | Henry Joseph Scott |
Publisher | |
Pages | 104 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Egyptian language |
ISBN | 9781566190688 |
Describes the grammar, pronunciation, and writing of words and sentences in hieroglyphs.
Decoding Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Title | Decoding Egyptian Hieroglyphs PDF eBook |
Author | Bridget McDermott |
Publisher | Chartwell Books |
Pages | 178 |
Release | 2016-11-02 |
Genre | 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.
Egyptian Hieroglyphics
Title | Egyptian Hieroglyphics PDF eBook |
Author | Stéphane Rossini |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Pages | 102 |
Release | 1989-06-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780486260136 |
Guides readers to understand and transcribe hieroglyphics by presenting and explaining phonetic elements.
Egyptian Hieroglyphs for Complete Beginners
Title | Egyptian Hieroglyphs for Complete Beginners PDF eBook |
Author | Bill Manley |
Publisher | National Geographic Books |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2012-05-01 |
Genre | 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.
Hieroglyphs Without Mystery
Title | Hieroglyphs Without Mystery PDF eBook |
Author | Karl-Theodor Zauzich |
Publisher | University of Texas Press |
Pages | 144 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | 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.
Write Your Own Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Title | Write Your Own Egyptian Hieroglyphs PDF eBook |
Author | Angela McDonald |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 88 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 9780520252356 |
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
Seeker of Knowledge
Title | Seeker of Knowledge PDF eBook |
Author | James Rumford |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Pages | 43 |
Release | 2003-06-23 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 0547530749 |
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.