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

Collier, Mark; Manley, Bill; Parkinson, Richard (illustrations)

ISBN 10: 0714119105 / ISBN 13: 9780714119106

Published by The British Museum Press, London, 1999

About this Item

First Edition / Third Print (first published in 1998). Hardback copy in pictorial boards, no dustjacket as issued. 179pp. B/w illustrations and tables throughout. Not library copy, no inscriptions, light rubbing to board corners. (59/5).

Seller Inventory # ABE-1680591710712

Bibliographic Details

• Title: How to Read Egyptian Hieroglyphs - A Step-by-Step Guide to Teach Yourself
• Publisher: The British Museum Press, London
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0714119105
• ISBN 13: 9780714119106
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

About this title

Synopsis

A practical teach-yourself course on ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs for the general reader. In this text, the grammar of ancient Egypt is introduced using the inscriptions found on monuments, with an emphasis on learning to read and translate accurately. A series of 43 exercises accompanies an easy to follow ten-step guide and is supported by a reference section of sign-lists and a short dictionary at the end of the text. Background notes on general topics including gods, royal dynasties and principal sites aim to help the reader to understand the historical concept.

About the Author

Bill Manley is an Egyptologist, university lecturer, museum curator and best-selling author. He teaches Egyptology and Coptic at the University of Glasgow, and is Co-Director of Egiptologia Complutense, Honorary President of Egyptology Scotland and an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Liverpool. He was formerly Senior Curator for Ancient Egypt at National Museums Scotland, and continues to work with archaeological projects in Egypt. His specialist output includes books, catalogues, articles and exhibitions covering such diverse subjects as ancient texts, the history of Egyptology, gold jewelry, the archaeology of Palestine and the world's earliest philosophy.