Hieroglyphs : a very short introduction /
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| Author / Creator: | Wilson, Penelope. |
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| Imprint: | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2004. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (130 pages) : illustrations |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Very short introductions Very short introductions. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11178369 |
| Summary: | Hieroglyphs were far more than a language. They were an omnipresent and all-powerful force in communicating the messages of ancient Egyptian culture for over three thousand years; used as monumental art, as a means of identifying Egyptianness, and for rarefied communication with the gods.In this exciting new study, Penelope Wilson explores the cultural significance of the script with an emphasis on previously neglected areas such as cryptography, the continuing decipherment into modern times, and examines the powerful fascination hieroglyphs still hold for us today. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (130 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 120-121) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191517075 0191517070 9780192805027 0192805029 9786610762774 6610762775 9781435605497 1435605497 |