How to Read Egyptian Hieroglyphs: A Step-By-Step Guide
Author: Mark Collier; Bill Manley; Richard Parkinson
Date: 1998-01-02T05:00:00+00:00
Keywords: Language Arts & Disciplines; Linguistics; Social Science; Ancient Languages; General; Foreign Language Study; Archaeology
Description: Hieroglyphs are pictures used as signs in writing. When standing before an ancient tablet in a museum or visiting an Egyptian monument, we marvel at this unique writing and puzzle over its meaning. Now, with the help of Egyptologists Mark Collier and Bill Manley, museum-goers, tourists, and armchair travelers alike can gain a basic knowledge of the language and culture of ancient Egypt. Collier and Manley's novel approach is informed by years of experience teaching Egyptian hieroglyphs to non-specialists. Using attractive drawings of actual inscriptions displayed in the British Museum, they co
Publisher: University of California Press

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