Hieroglyphic Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Literature of the Middle Kingdom - Hardcover
This book offers a comprehensive, self-contained introduction to one of the oldest known recorded languages - Hieroglyphic Egyptian. Unlike other approaches, it is geared toward learning to read one of the masterpieces of Middle Egyptian literature, the story "Shipwrecked Sailor," written around 2200 bce. The text's eighteen lessons-organized around such topics as the body, flora, fauna, titles, administration, religion, sexuality, and warfare - cover all the basic grammar and syntax of Middle Egyptian. The book includes exercises for each chapter, sign lists, Egyptian/English and English/Egyptian dictionaries defining all the words and phrases used in the lessons, and a new edition of the tale "Shipwrecked Sailor" with facing commentary. Although the overall approach is literary, "Hieroglyphic Egyptian" can also be used as an introduction to reading other material, such as biographical inscriptions, religious texts, historical annals, and mathematical or medical papyri. The text is suitable for classroom use, as well as for those who want to learn independently.
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Daniel L. Selden, Professor of Literature at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and co-editor of Innovations of Antiquity, has written widely on classical literatures of the Mediterranean and Near East.
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"Any student who works diligently through this book will acquire a good grounding in Middle Egyptian grammar and a basic reading knowledge of the language and hieroglyphic script." --Gay Shute Robins, Professor of Art History at Emory University and author of The Art of Ancient Egypt.
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- PublisherUniversity of California Press
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 0520275462
- ISBN 13 9780520275461
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages417
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition of this highly detailed guide to the structure and usage of ancient Hieroglyphic Egyptian. Presents a guide for reading -- in hieroglyph -- the 2200 BC story "Shipwrecked Sailor." 400 pages. Minimal sign of previous use. Seller Inventory # 013786
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