Hieroglyphs, pseudo-scripts and alphabets : their use and reception in ancient Egypt and neighbouring regions /

Hieroglyphs, pseudo-scripts and alphabets : their use and reception in ancient Egypt and neighbouring regions /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Haring, B. J. J., author.
Imprint:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2023. ©2023
Description:	77 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Series:	Elements in ancient Egypt in context Cambridge elements. Elements in ancient Egypt in context.
Subject:	Egyptian language -- Writing, Hieroglyphic. Egyptian language -- Writing, Hieroglyphic
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13377044

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ISBN:	9781009400794 1009400797 9781009400800 9781009400763
Summary:	"Introduces the workings and uses of Egyptian hieroglyphs, the various degrees of cultural knowledge of their makers and - most importantly - the influence hieroglyphs had on other scripts and notations in antiquity"--
Other form:	Online version: Haring, Ben. Hieroglyphs, pseudo-scripts and alphabets. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2023 9781009400800

Table of Contents:

Hieroglyphs, hieratic and Demotic: the work of specialists
Putting up barriers: hyper-specialist writing
Limited understanding and creative use of hieroglyphs
Hieroglyphs abroad: non-Egyptian notations and scripts inspired by hieroglyphs.