Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs

James P. Allen (Brown University, Rhode Island)

Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Country
United Kingdom
Published
24 July 2014
Pages
610
ISBN
9781107053649

Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs

James P. Allen (Brown University, Rhode Island)

Middle Egyptian introduces the reader 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. It also includes a series of twenty-six essays on the most important aspects of ancient Egyptian history, society, religion, literature, and language. Grammar lessons and cultural essays allows users not only to read hieroglyphic texts but also to understand them, providing the foundation for understanding texts on monuments and reading great works of ancient Egyptian literature. This third edition is revised and reorganized, particularly in its approach to the verbal system, based on recent advances in understanding the language. Illustrations enhance the discussions, and an index of references has been added. These changes and additions provide a complete and up-to-date grammatical description of the classical language of ancient Egypt for specialists in linguistics and other fields.

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