Understanding Hieroglyphs: A Quick and Simple Guide - Hardcover

Wilson, Hilary

 
9781854797858: Understanding Hieroglyphs: A Quick and Simple Guide
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1854797859 ISBN 13: 9781854797858
Verlag: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd, 1995

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For 1500 years the hieroglphs of Ancient Egypt defied interpretation but were thought to conceal ancient wisdom and religious secrets. When at last they were deciphered, the hieroglyphs provided something quite different; a picture of ordinary life. The hieroglyphs were concerned not with esoteric rituals but with facts: dates, names, places, and details of people's rank and position in society. Hilary Wilson provides translations of hundreds of the most commonly used hieroglyphs by means of easy-to-use tables, and includes examples from monuments, documents and museum exhibits. She also explains the significance of the terms used, so as to offer a fuller understanding of what the original scribe was trying to convey.

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For 1500 years the hieroglphs of Ancient Egypt defied interpretation but were thought to conceal ancient wisdom and religious secrets. When at last they were deciphered, the hieroglyphs provided something quite different; a picture of ordinary life. The hieroglyphs were concerned not with esoteric rituals but with facts: dates, names, places, and details of people's rank and position in society. Hilary Wilson provides translations of hundreds of the most commonly used hieroglyphs by means of easy-to-use tables, and includes examples from monuments, documents and museum exhibits. She also explains the significance of the terms used, so as to offer a fuller understanding of what the original scribe was trying to convey.

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Verlag
Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
Erscheinungsdatum
1995
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1854797859
ISBN 13 
9781854797858
Einband
Tapa dura
Anzahl der Seiten
192
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