B.M.Book of Egyptian Hieroglyphs by Neil Spencer

B.M.Book of Egyptian Hieroglyphs by Neil Spencer

Thousands of museum visitors and holidaymakers wonder at the beautiful and mysterious hieroglyphic inscriptions that appear on so many objects and monuments from ancient Egypt. The hieroglyphic script baffled scholars for centuries, and Egyptologists still study for years to read it fluently. But, with this attractive little book, any readers can easily teach themselves to recognize and identify a selection of commonly used hieroglyphic signs and phrases that they will see on museum objects and at Egyptian sites. Each double page spread contains a detailed, close-up colour illustration of a hieroglyphic sign or phrase with, on the facing page, a translation, a short caption text and a photograph of the object (such as a papyrus, stela, mummy case, or relief) from which the hieroglyphs are taken. The hieroglyphs include individual signs, names of people and places, titles and epithets, numbers and dates, and phrases from prayers and offerings. A perfect gift or souvenir of a museum visit or a holiday.

Neal Spencer is a curator in the Dept of Ancient Egypt and Sudan in The British Museum.

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ISBN 13	9780714119571
ISBN 10	0714119571
Title	B.M.Book of Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Author	Neil Spencer
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	British Museum Press
Year published	2003-06-02
Number of pages	80
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.