description: This book offers a straightforward and concise introduction to the language of Ancient Egypt. Hieroglyphs, the picture signs used in the pyramid texts, and the hieratic script derived from them, are both covered in this manual. Janice Kamrin updates and revitalizes this handbook by adding a new introduction, creating bi-directional glossaries and adding more hieroglyphs to the text. There are 17 chapters with exercises included at the end of each chapter.
language: English
title: The Handbook of Egyptian Hieroglyphs: A Study of Ancient Language
titlecomplete: The Handbook of Egyptian Hieroglyphs: A Study of Ancient Language
genres: Egyptology, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 16
publisher: Hippocrene Books