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 |
Table of Contents:
- Contents; Acknowledgements; 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.