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Decoding Egyptian hieroglyphs : how to read the secret language of the pharaohs Cover Image Book

Decoding Egyptian hieroglyphs : how to read the secret language of the pharaohs / Bridget McDermott ; foreword by Joann Fletcher.

McDermott, Bridget. (Author).

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  • ISBN: 0811832252
  • Physical Description: 171 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, 2001.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 171) and indexes.
Formatted Contents Note:
Chapter 1 First Steps 8 -- Discovery and Decipherment 10 -- Scribal Legacy 14 -- How Hieroglyphs Work 18 -- Chapter 2 Origins of the Signs 26 -- Signs from Nature 28 -- Life on Earth 44 -- Chapter 3 Sacred Art Of Writing 58 -- Magical Dimension 60 -- How to Read Objects 76 -- Power of Names 82 -- Chapter 4 Realms of Meaning 92 -- A Healthy Life 94 -- Relationships 104 -- Trades and Skills 110 -- Weapons and War 122 -- Egypt and Beyond 126 -- Calculation and Measurement 138 -- Celestial Worlds 144 -- Chapter 5 Reference File 150 -- Grammar of Hieroglyphs 152 -- Sample Translations 160 -- Sign Index 166.

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Subject: Egyptian language > Writing, Hieroglyphic.

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