Hieroglyphs : a very short introduction /

Hieroglyphs : a very short introduction /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Wilson, Penelope.
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.
Subject:	Egyptian language -- Writing, Hieroglyphic. Egyptian language -- Writing, Hieroglyphic.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8393968

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ISBN:	0192805029 9780192805027
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.

Table of 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