Write Your Own Egyptian Hieroglyphs: Names, Greetings, Insults, Sayings

Author:   Angela McDonald
Publisher:   University of California Press
ISBN:  

9780520252356


Pages:   64
Publication Date:   17 April 2007
Format:   Paperback
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Write Your Own Egyptian Hieroglyphs: Names, Greetings, Insults, Sayings


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"The Egyptian hieroglyphic script is one of the most beautiful, fascinating, and expressive writing systems ever invented. In Ancient Egypt, only an elite few could read and write hieroglyphs, but now you too can recognize and write a selection of names, titles, descriptions, sayings, greetings--even insults! For the ancient Egyptians, nothing could exist without a name - names held the spark of life. In this colorful illustrated guide, Angela McDonald explains how the Egyptians composed names for the elements of their world and along the way opens a fascinating window on their ancient culture - their gods, enemies, animals, and more. With practical guides and a lively, informative text, she shows how to create many charming and useful phrases in hieroglyphs for yourself, your friends, your pets - even your house. There are step-by-step tips on how to draw some of the trickier signs and a collection of genuine Egyptian phrases - greetings, laments, and insults - for use in your own compositions. In the words of one Egyptian papyrus, ""By day write with your fingers, recite by night. Befriend the scroll and the palette - it's more fulfilling than wine!"" (Copub: British Museum Press)."

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Author:   Angela McDonald
Publisher:   University of California Press
Imprint:   University of California Press
Dimensions:   Width: 20.00cm , Height: 0.60cm , Length: 26.70cm
Weight:   0.371kg
ISBN:  

9780520252356


ISBN 10:   0520252357
Pages:   64
Publication Date:   17 April 2007
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

Table of Contents

1. The importance of names in Ancient Egypt 2. People and their names: how Egyptian names are written and what they mean 3. Gods' names and epithets 4. The animal world: how animal names express the nature of the creature 5. Secret names and names for posterity 6. List of useful Egyptian words and phrases

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Angela McDonald lectures in Egyptology at Glasgow University.

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