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Call Number 493.18242 COL 2003 Author Collier, Mark. Title How to read Egyptian hieroglyphs : a step-by-step guide to teach yourself / Mark Collier and Bill Manley ;

new illustrations by Richard Parkinson. Portion of title Egyptian hieroglyphs Edition Rev. ed. Publication info Berkeley : University of California Press, [2003], c1998. Physical descrip ix, 179 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Bibliography note Includes bibliographical references (p. [174]-176) and index. Language English and Hieroglyphics (Egyptian). Subject term Egyptian language--Writing, Hieroglyphic. Subject term Egyptian language--Textbooks for foreign speakers--English. Subject term Egyptian language--Self instruction. Added author Manley, Bill. DBCN (CaAE) a475652 ISBN 0520239490 Summary With the help of Egyptologists Collier and Manley, museum-goers, tourists, and armchair travelers alike can gain a

basic knowledge of the language and culture of ancient Egypt. Each chapter introduces a new aspect of

hieroglyphic script and encourages acquisition of reading skills with practical exercises. 200 illustrations. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc. Holdings Stanley A. Milner Library Copies  Material  Location 493.18242 COL 2003 1 Book Adult collection Jasper Place Branch Copies  Material  Location 493.18242 COL 2003 1 Book Checked Out Whitemud Crossing Branch Copies  Material  Location 493.18242 COL 2003 1 Book General collection

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Call number 493.1 JAC Author Jacq, Christian. Title Fascinating hieroglyphics : discovering, decoding & understanding the ancient art / Christian Jacq. Publication info New York : Sterling Pub., 1998, c1997. Physical descrip 224 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Bibliography note Includes bibliographical references (p. 218) and index. Subject term Egyptian language--Writing, Hieroglyphic. DBCN (CaAE) a497023 ISBN 0806981008 ISBN 0806986999 (pbk.) Summary Do what it took experts centuries to do-read hieroglyphics, and create sentences of your own, with this ingenious

guide. Follow the evolution of this form of communication, its near disappearance, and the fascinating story behind

"breaking its code." Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc. Holdings Stanley A. Milner Library Copies  Material  Location 493.1 JAC 1 Book Checked Out

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Call number 411 CAM Author Campbell, George L.  Title  Handbook of scripts and alphabets / by George L. Campbell. Publication info London [England] : Routledge, c1997. Physical descrip vii, 132 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Subject term Writing--Handbooks, manuals, etc. Subject term Alphabet--Handbooks, manuals, etc. DBCN (Sirsi) ADM-5967 ISBN 0415137152 (pbk.) Summary This is a concise reference handbook of the main scripts and alphabets of the world. Forty alphabets are

presented and discussed, with entries ranging from the mainstream, such as Amharic, Chinese and Thai, to the

more obscure, such as Cree and Samaritan. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc. Holdings Stanley A. Milner Library Copies  Material  Location 411 CAM 1 Reference book Reference

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Call number 493.1/BUD Author Budge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir, 1857-1934. Title An Egyptian hieroglyphic dictionary : with an index of English words, king list, and geographical list with

indexes, list of hieroglyphic characters, Coptic and Semitic alphabets, etc. / by Sir E. A. Wallis Budge. -- Publication info  New York : Dover Publications, 1978. Physical descrip 2 v. (cliv, 1314 p.) : ill. ; 26 cm. General Note "Republication of the work originally published ... by John Murray, London, in 1920." General Note Includes index (v.2). Bibliography note Bibliography: v. 1, p. [lxxvii]-xcvi. Subject term Egyptian language--Dictionaries. Subject term Egyptian language--Writing, Hieroglyphic DBCN (Sirsi) AAJ-1487 ISBN 0486236153 (v.1) : $12.95 ISBN 0486236161 (v.2) : $12.95 Holdings Stanley A. Milner Library Copies  Material  Location 493.1 BUD v.1 1 Reference book Reference 493.1 BUD v.2 1 Book Checked Out 1 Reference book Reference