The Pocket Reference Book of Egyptian Hieroglyphs: Useful words and phrases to assist in the translation of the inscriptions written on Egypt's monume

by Geoffrey Johnson

The tourist who visits Egypt for the first time quickly comes face to face with the ancient hieroglyphs on jewellery, garments, or trinkets, and often purchases something which has upon it his/her name inside a cartouche. As the Egyptian language did not have all the letters of the English alphabet, to make up the shortfall a tourist's alphabet was developed that adapted other glyphs (a 'glyph' is a singe sign), and this alphabet has been included...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1540763374
• ISBN13: 9781540763372
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 150 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"