02284oam 22005411 450 991079211320332120240102113131.01-280-76277-20-19-151707-01-4356-0549-7(CKB)2560000000326562(StDuBDS)EDZ0000156011(MiAaPQ)EBC422793(Au-PeEL)EBL422793(CaPaEBR)ebr10263702(CaONFJC)MIL76277(OCoLC)437109323(EXLCZ)99256000000032656220050729e20042003 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentstirdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierHieroglyphs a very short introduction /Penelope WilsonOxford :Oxford University Press,c2004.1 online resource (130 pages) illustrationsVery short introductions"First published as an Oxford University Press Hardback 2003" -- t.p. verso."First published as a Very Short Introduction 2004" -- t.p. verso.0-19-280502-9 0-19-177608-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. 120-121) and index.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.In this study, Penelope Wilson explores the cultural significance of hieroglyphic script with an emphasis on previously neglected areas such as crptography, the continuing decipherment into modern times, and examines the powerful fascination hieroglyphs still hold for us today.Very short introductions.Egyptian languageWriting, HieroglyphicEgyptian languageWriting, Hieroglyphic.493/.111Wilson Penelope477099MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910792113203321Hieroglyphs3809049UNINA