Author: Catharine H. Roehrig
Publisher: Viking Juvenile
ISBN: 9780670835768
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 72
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CHILDREN'S BOOKS/ALL AGES
Author: Catharine H. Roehrig
Publisher: Viking Juvenile
ISBN: 9780670835768
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 72
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CHILDREN'S BOOKS/ALL AGES
Author: Speedy Publishing LLC
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781681453767
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 50
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Children are enthralled by ancient Egyptian culture. The glamorous sphinx, fearsome pharaoh and bandaged mummies are just a few iconic characters from this incredible civilization. Your child can learn Egyptian hieroglyphics by reading this new book about the long lost language of the pharaohs. The reader is given fun new challenges on every page so that deciphering hieroglyphics can always teach your child something new.
Author: Henry Joseph Scott
Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company
ISBN: 9780442275235
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 84
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Presents the basic "alphabet" of twenty-four hieroglyphic letters with the approximate English sound they represent and briefly discusses various other aspects of Egyptian culture.
Author: Penelope Wilson
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191578010
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 144
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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 Egyptianness, and for rarefied 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 into modern times, and examines the powerful fascination hieroglyphs still hold for us today. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
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Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 999718470X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 178
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Author: Barry Kemp
Publisher: Granta Publications
ISBN: 1847087507
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 217
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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: Angela McDonald
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520252356
Category : Egyptian language
Languages : en
Pages : 88
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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: Emanuel Swedenborg
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 98
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Author: N. Y.) Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York
Publisher: Viking Press
ISBN: 9780670842070
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Bring the magic and fun of Ancient Egypt to each letter you send by using the Fun with Hieroglyphs stationery--based on the bestselling kit. Set includes: 30 sheets of self-mailer notepaper, each with a decoding key; 120 colorful stickers to seal and decorate your letters; 45 stickers printed with hieroglyphic messages.
Author: Mark Collier
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520239494
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 196
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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.
