Pocket Guide to Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs: How to Read and Write Ancient Egyptian

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Learn about ancient Egypt while learning how to read and write in hieroglyphics.

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Learn about ancient Egypt while learning how to read and write in hieroglyphics.

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If you look at ancient Egyptian statues, tombs, coffins, papyri and other objects you'll see that they are often covered in mysterious writing — beautiful and strange picture-signs. Hieroglyphs! This fun and easy-to-follow book unlocks the secrets of the ancient Egyptians' hieroglyphic writing.

The hieroglyphic script was used continuously in ancient Egypt for almost four thousand years. At last the script and the ancient Egyptian language died out, and the hieroglyphs became a baffling mystery for hundreds of years. It was only after the discovery of the Rosetta Stone in 1799 that the hieroglyphs were deciphered, and people could read the writings of the ancient Egyptians once again.

This book unravels the fascinating world of hieroglyphs. It will show you how to decipher and read some of the most common hieroglyphic words and phrases and even write your own hieroglyphs.

Dr. Richard Parkinson is an Assistant Keeper in the Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan, The British Museum. He is an expert on ancient Egyptian writing and papyri, and all the hieroglyphs in this book were specially drawn by him. His books include Voices from Ancient Egypt (BMP 1991), the prize-winning The Tale of Sinuhe and Other Ancient Egyptian Poems 1940 -1640 BC (Oxford 1999) and Cracking Codes(BMP 1999).


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