How to Read Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Subtitle: a step-by-step guide to teach yourself
By: Mark Collier and Bill Manley; New illustrations by Richard Parkinson
Contributors: Manley, Bill.
Edition: Revised Edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Berkeley, CA, USA
Language: eng; egy
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780520239494
Copyright date: 1998
Subjects: Egyptian language -- Writing, Hieroglyphic; Egyptian language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers -- English; Egyptian language -- Self instruction
Description: With the help of Egyptologists Collier and Manley, museum-goers, tourists, and armchair travelers alike can gain a basic knowledge of the language and culture of ancient Egypt. Their approach is informed by years of experience teaching Egyptian hieroglyphs to non-specialists. Using drawings of actual inscriptions displayed in the British Museum, they concentrate on the kind of hieroglyphs readers might encounter in other collections, especially funerary writings and tomb scenes. Each chapter introduces a new aspect of hieroglyphic script or Middle Egyptian grammar and encourages acquisition of reading skills with practical exercises. The texts offer insights into the daily experiences of their ancient authors and touch on topics ranging from pharaonic administration to family life to the Egyptian way of death. With this book as a guide, one can enjoy a whole new experience in understanding Egyptian art and artifacts around the world.--From publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [174]-176) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction
pagenum: vii; label: Chapter 1
title: Hieroglyphs
pagenum: 1; label: Chapter 2
title: More uses of hieroglyphs
pagenum: 15; label: Chapter 3
title: Special writings
pagenum: 32; label: Chapter 4
title: Scenes and captions
pagenum: 49; label: Chapter 5
title: Description
pagenum: 65; label: Chapter 6
title: Further aspects of description
pagenum: 80; label: Chapter 7
title: Characterisation
pagenum: 93; label: Chapter 8
title: The future
pagenum: 111; title: Hieroglyphic sign-lists
pagenum: 127; title: Reference tables
pagenum: 144; title: Egyptian-English vocabulary
pagenum: 151; title: Key to the exercises
pagenum: 162; title: Bibliography and further reading
pagenum: 174; title: Index
pagenum: 177