Hieroglyphs : a very short introduction /
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Author / Creator: | Wilson, Penelope. |
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Uniform title: | Sacred signs |
Imprint: | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004. |
Description: | 130 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm |
Language: | English |
Series: | Very short introductions ; 113 Very short introductions ; 113. |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8393968 |
ISBN: | 0192805029 9780192805027 |
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Notes: | Originally published as Sacred signs : hieroglyphs in ancient Egypt (Oxford University Press, 2003). "First published as an Oxford University Press Hardback 2003"--Title page verso. "First published as a Very Short Introduction 2004"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references (pages 120-121) and index. Committed to retain 2020 |
Summary: | ... Penelope Wilson explores the cultural significance of hieroglyphs with an emphasis on previously neglected areas such as cryptography and the continuing decipherment of the script into modern times. She covers topics like the origins of writing in Egypt, hieroglyphic script and the Egyptian language, hieroglyphs and art, Scribes and everyday writing, and the decipherment of Egyptian Hieroglyphs in the modern world. She also examines the powerful fascination hieroglyphs still hold for us today.-publisher description. |
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