Egyptian Hieroglyphs for Complete Beginners

By Bill Manley,

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Book description

An original and accessible approach to learning hieroglyphs, written by an experienced teacher and author.

This is the first guide to reading hieroglyphs that begins with Egyptian monuments themselves. Assuming no knowledge on the part of the reader, it shows how to interpret the information on the inscriptions in a…

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Why read it?

1 author picked Egyptian Hieroglyphs for Complete Beginners as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

If you want to learn the language carved on tombs and inside pyramids all over Egypt, you should start here! This book will take you through a wide variety of Egyptian inscriptions, teaching you something new (the different kinds of signs, word order, and even the numbering system) with each one.

Along the way, there are countless opportunities for practice in the beautifully arranged and formatted book.

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