Ancient alphabets and hieroglyphic characters explained : with an account of the Egyptian priests, their classes, initiation and sacrifices / Aḥmad ibn ʻAlī ibn Waḥshīyah.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ibn Waḥshīyah, Aḥmad ibn ʻAlī, active 9th century, author.

Contributor:

Hammer-Purgstall, Joseph, Freiherr von, 1774-1856, translator.

Series:

Early Arabic Printed Books from the British Library.

Early Arabic Printed Books from the British Library

Standardized Title:

Shawq al-mustahām fī maʻrifat rumūz al-aqlām

شوق المستهام في معرفة رموز الأقلام http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2021137108

Language:

Arabic

English

Multiple languages

Subjects (All):

Alphabets.

Hieroglyphics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxi, 54, 136 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

London : W. Bulmer and Co., 1806.

Language Note:

Text in Arabic and English ; translated from the original Arabic.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

In the Arabic language by Ahmad bin Abubekr bin Wahshih, and in English by Joseph Hammer secretary to the imperial legation at Constantinople.

Notes:

Reproduction of the original from The British Library.

Electronic reproduction. Andover, Hants. UK : Cengage Learning, 2015-2017 (Early Arabic Printed Books from the British Library, 1473-1900). Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

OCLC:

978604380

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.