Egyptian. An Introduction to the Writing and Language of the Middle Kingdom: Volume I: Grammar, Syntax and Indexes. Volume II: Sign Lists, Exercises

Borghouts, J.F.

ISBN 10: 904292294X / ISBN 13: 9789042922945

Published by see below, 2010

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2010 Peeters large format paperback edition. Light reasing wear else very good condition.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Egyptian. An Introduction to the Writing and Language of the Middle Kingdom: Volume I: Grammar, Syntax and Indexes. Volume II: Sign Lists, Exercises
• Publisher: see below
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 904292294X
• ISBN 13: 9789042922945
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Ancient World

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Synopsis

This is a data-oriented grammatical description of Middle Egyptian, a now extinct Pharaonic language, spoken and written in the hieroglyphic and hieratic scripts, between 2100 and 1700 before our era, the period of the Middle Kingdom. Middle Egyptian was regarded by the Egyptians as a classical stage of their language and it remained in use for a long time after that period. Middle Egyptian texts are extremely varied and comprise stories, historical narratives, letters, scientific treatises, and a large number of religious sources.
The first volume is a systematic description of the language, illustrated by a great number of quotations from original texts, and provided with word lists and other indexes. The second volume leads the reader in a gradual way in 33 lessons through the grammatical description provided in the first volume, and moreover contains an extensive list of hieroglyphic signs and their values, exercises and, finally, original texts for reading.