How to Read Egyptian Hieroglyphs: A Step-by-Step Guide to Teach Yourself - Hardcover

Collier, Mark; Manley, Bill

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0520215974 ISBN 13: 9780520215979

Publisher: University of California Press, 1998

Synopsis

Mark Collier and Bill Manley's novel and straightforward approach is informed by years of experience teaching Egyptian hieroglyphs to non-specialists. They use clear and attractive drawings of actual inscriptions displayed in the British Museum and concentrate on the kinds of monuments readers might encounter in other museum collections - especially funerary inscriptions, coffins, and tomb scenes. Each chapter introduces a new aspect of hieroglyphic script or Middle Egyptian grammar and provides practical exercises to improve reading skills.

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Review:

"Whether you're a budding Indiana Jones or just curious, translating ancient tomb inscriptions is now possible with "How to Read Egyptian Hieroglyphs, by Mark Collier and Bill Manley. They reveal the bizarre idiosyncrasies of hieroglyph construction, syntax and grammar."--"American Scientist

About the Author:

Mark Collier is a lecturer in Egyptology at the University of Liverpool. Bill Manley teaches Egyptology at the University of Glasgow. Richard Parkinson is a curator in the Department of Egyptian Antiquities at the British Museum.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of California Press
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0520215974
• ISBN 13: 9780520215979
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192
• Illustrator: Parkinson Richard