Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Rosetta Stone in the British Museum The Rosetta Stone in the British Museum Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge 325 p., 22 [i.e. 20] leaves of plates : 19 cm OL1146256W
Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs Kathy Allen "Describes the hieroglyphic writing system of ancient Egypt"--Provided by publisher. OL16142861W
Pepi and the secret names Pepi and the secret names Jill Paton Walsh,Fiona French As he paints the lion, hawk, crocodile, and cobra that his son has managed to coax to serve as models for the decorations on the tomb of Prince Dhutmose, Pepi's father captures an even more important… OL1714785W
Egyptian Hieroglyphs for Complete Beginners Egyptian Hieroglyphs for Complete Beginners Bill Manley A step-by-step introduction to the ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic script and language. Learn to interpret ancient Egyptian texts by learning to examine some of the most famous Egyptian monuments and a… OL17317773W
Der medizinische Papyrus Edwin Smith Der medizinische Papyrus Edwin Smith Wolfgang Kosack Most recent German translation of the Edwin Smith Papyrus, with hieroglyphic transliteration. OL17318122W
Rosetta Rosetta Barbara Ewing As a child, Rose dreams of travelling the world, but in particular she wants to go to Rosetta, a mysterious town in Egypt after which she is named. Transfixed by this exotic world, she imagines that … OL17914800W
The shipwrecked sailor The shipwrecked sailor John Louis Foster,Lyla Pinch Brock A tale, based on a story found in ancient papyrus scrolls, about a shipwrecked sailor who finds fortune when he is befriended by a serpent that is the Prince of the magical island of Punt. OL19164917W
Egyptian hieroglyphs for everyone Egyptian hieroglyphs for everyone Henry Joseph Scott,Joseph Scott,Lenore Scott Describes the grammar, pronunciation, and writing of words and sentences in hieroglyphs. OL20938655W
How to Read Egyptian Hieroglyphs How to Read Egyptian Hieroglyphs Mark Collier,Bill Manley An introduction to the ancient Egyptian language and Hieroglyphic script. OL2185682W
Hiéroglyphes Hiéroglyphes Norma Jean Katan Explains the origins of hieroglyphs and what they mean, tells how this ancient form of writing was decoded, and describes the training and importance of scribes. OL24269477W
The Rosetta Stone The Rosetta Stone Ellen B. Cutler Examines the Rosetta Stone, an unusual slab of stone discovered in 1799 that helped scholars understand hieroglyphics, an ancient Egyptian form of writing. OL24934284W
100 Hieroglyphs 100 Hieroglyphs Barry Kemp Ancient Egyptian culture is separated from us by several millennia, a lost people, and a bygone language. We can discover much about this fascinating civilization from its physical remains, but perha… OL3910254W
An Egyptian grammar An Egyptian grammar Samuel A. B. Mercer This text is exactly what its title says it is: a grammar. The text is terse and to the point - out of the book's 184 pages, only the first 86 actually contain English text. The rest are the selectio… OL6924776W
Le petit Champollion illustré Le petit Champollion illustré Christian Jacq A children's introduction to the ancient Egyptian language and Hieroglyphic script. Rather lengthy for most children, it is broken down into 35 manageable chapters. The tone and subject matter appe… OL695723W
Hieroglyphs for fun Hieroglyphs for fun Henry Joseph Scott Presents the basic "alphabet" of twenty-four hieroglyphic letters with the approximate English sound they represent and briefly discusses various other aspects of Egyptian culture. OL7139904W
Egyptian hieroglyphs for everyone Egyptian hieroglyphs for everyone Henry Joseph Scott Describes the grammar, pronunciation, and writing of words and sentences in hieroglyphs. OL7139905W