Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs
Author: James P. Allen
Cambridge University Press
2000
Pages: 510
ISBN: 0-521-65312 6
Format: djvu
Quality: Good
Language: English
Size: 24,6 mb
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.