num_pages: 524
description: This is an introduction to the writing system of ancient Egypt and the language of hieroglyphic texts. It contains twenty-six lessons, exercises (with answers), a list of hieroglyphic signs, and a dictionary, as well as twenty-five essays on the most important aspects of ancient Egyptian history, society, religion and literature. It also offers scholars of linguistics a complete grammatical description of the classical language of ancient Egypt.
language: English
title: Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs
titlecomplete: Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs
genres: Language, Egyptology, History, Textbooks, Egypt, Egyptian Literature, Ancient, Reference, Linguistics, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 229
publisher: Cambridge University Press