First Steps in Egyptian Hieroglyphics: A Book for Beginners

by E.A. Wallis Budge

Book Overview

The dearth of suitable introductory texts presents a serious obstacle to the study of the Egyptian language, so this practical grammar answers a longstanding need. Its well-known and highly respected author, a Keeper of the Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities at the British Museum, has written many other popular Dover books on Egyptology. Contents include lists of frequently used signs and determinatives, a short vocabulary of about 500 words, a series of 31 texts and extracts (with interlinear transliteration and word-for-word translation), and a few untransliterated and untranslated texts (with glossary), to be worked out independently. This is a valuable book for archaeologists, anthropologists, and anyone with a professional or amateur interest in Ancient Egypt.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486430995
• ISBN13: 9780486430997
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.1" x 8.5"