FIRST STEPS IN EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPHICS/ A BOOK FOR BEGINNERS

he dearth of suitable introductory texts presents a serious obstacle to the study of the Egyptian language, so this practical gramma r answers a longstanding need. Its well-known and highly respected author, a Keeper of the Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities at the British Museum, has written many other popular Dover books on Egyptology. Contents include lists of frequently used signs and determ inatives, a short vocabulary of about 500 words, a series of 31 texts and extracts (with interlinear transliteration and word-for-wo rd transl...[Llegir més]