How to Read the Sacred Language of the Pharaohs.
Hieroglyphs have a fascinating story to tell and 'Decoding Egyptian Hieroglyphs' is the first fully illustrated, practical guide to the subject. Even if you have no previous knowledge of hieroglyphs and no special language skills, the book equips you to grasp the basic hieroglyphic alphabet, to decode the script on artefacts and fragments in museums or "in situ" on temples or in tombs, and to decipher magic texts and the names of gods.
At the same time, it provides a fascinating insight into the mysteries of the past and how the Egyptians viewed their gods, their society and the natural world around them. why, for example did they use th sign of a flag to mean "god", or a wooden club to denote "servant"?
With unparalleled clarity and simplicity, the book offers an easy-to-follow learning course designed to enable you to understand the most significant elements of hieroglyphic text. Using ingenious learning signposts - including helpful vocabulary panels which introduce and explain key hieroglyphs - the book highlights the most commonly used signs and combinations of signs so that their meaning and their context can be understood wherever they are encountered.
Illustrated with spectacular colour photographs and artworks, 'Decoding Egyptian Hieroglyphs' may be used as a reference guide for enjoyable and informative browsing, as an introductory course to the language, or as a "spotter's guide" to signs encountered in museums or on monuments. It is s superb addition to our understanding of this fascinating civilisation.
