| Description |
1 online resource (130 pages) : illustrations. |
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text file |
| Series |
Very short introductions
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Very short introductions.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 120-121) and index. |
| Summary |
In this study, Penelope Wilson explores the cultural significance of hieroglyphic script with an emphasis on previously neglected areas such as crptography, the continuing decipherment into modern times, and examines the powerful fascination hieroglyphs still hold for us today. |
| Contents |
Contents; Acknowledgements; List of illustrations; 1 The origins of writing in Egypt; 2 Hieroglyphic script and Egyptian language; 3 Hieroglyphs and art; 4 'I know you, I know your names'; 5 Scribes and everyday writing; 6 The decipherment of Egyptian; 7 Hieroglyphs in the modern world; Notes; Chronology; Further reading; Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Egyptian language -- Writing, Hieroglyphic.
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Egyptian language -- Writing, Hieroglyphic. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Wilson, Penelope. Hieroglyphs. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2004 (DLC) 2005299425 |
| ISBN |
9780191517075 (electronic book) |
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0191517070 (electronic book) |
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9780192805027 (paperback) |
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0192805029 (paperback) |
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0192805029 (Paper) |
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