num_pages: 160
description: An original and accessible approach to learning hieroglyphs written by an experienced teacher and author. This is the first guide to reading hieroglyphs that begins with Egyptian monuments themselves. Assuming no knowledge on the part of the reader it shows how to interpret the information on the inscriptions in a step-by-step journey through the script and language of ancient Egypt. We enter the world of the ancient Egyptians and explore their views on life and death Egypt and the outside world humanity and the divine. The book draws on texts found on some thirty artifacts ranging from coffins to stelae to obelisks found in museums in Egypt America and Europe and selected across two thousand years. The texts are then explained clearly and are supported by full translations photographs and line drawings. 49 illustrations
language: English
title: Egyptian Hieroglyphs for Complete Beginners
publisher: Thames & Hudson