Hieroglyphs : a very short introduction / Penelope Wilson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilson, Penelope.

Series:

Very short introductions.

Very short introductions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Egyptian language--Writing, Hieroglyphic.

Egyptian language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (130 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2004.

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:

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.

Notes:

"First published as an Oxford University Press Hardback 2003" -- t.p. verso.

"First published as a Very Short Introduction 2004" -- t.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 120-121) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-280-76277-2

0-19-151707-0

1-4356-0549-7

OCLC:

437109323