By: James P. Allen
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.
Paperback: 524 pages
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (1999-11-28)
Dimensions (H L W): 118 x 969 x 685
ISBN: 0521774837
EAN: 9780521774833
