LEADER 02313nam 2200553 a 450 001 9910823792803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-76277-2 010 $a0-19-151707-0 010 $a1-4356-0549-7 035 $a(CKB)2560000000326562 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000156011 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC422793 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL422793 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10263702 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL76277 035 $a(OCoLC)437109323 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000326562 100 $a20050729e20042003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 181 $csti$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aHieroglyphs $ea very short introduction /$fPenelope Wilson 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$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. 311 0 $a0-19-280502-9 311 0 $a0-19-177608-4 320 $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. 676 $a493/.111 700 $aWilson$b Penelope$0477099 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910823792803321 996 $aHieroglyphs$93922840 997 $aUNINA