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200 10$aHieroglyphs $ea very short introduction /$fPenelope Wilson
210  1$aOxford :$cOxford University Press,$dc2004.
215   $a1 online resource (130 pages) $cillustrations
225 1 $aVery short introductions
300   $a"First published as an Oxford University Press Hardback 2003" -- t.p. verso.
300   $a"First published as a Very Short Introduction 2004" -- t.p. verso.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 120-121) and index.
327   $aList 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.
330 8 $aIn this study, Penelope Wilson explores the cultural significance of hieroglyphic script with an emphasis on previously neglected areas such as crptography, the continuing decipherment into modern times, and examines the powerful fascination hieroglyphs still hold for us today.
410  0$aVery short introductions.
606   $aEgyptian language$xWriting, Hieroglyphic
615  0$aEgyptian language$xWriting, Hieroglyphic.
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