Hieroglyphs A Very Short Introduction
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9780198917045 (ISBN)
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In this Very Short Introduction Penelope Wilson explores the cultural significance of the script with an emphasis on previously neglected areas such as cryptography, the continuing decipherment into modern times, and examines the powerful fascination hieroglyphs still hold for us today.
Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, InspiringThe people of Ancient Egypt left behind many monuments and objects, covered in the writing now known as Egyptian hieroglyphs. Hieroglyphs were far more than a language. They were an omnipresent and all-powerful force in communicating the messages of ancient Egyptian culture for over three thousand years; used as monumental art, as a
means of identifying Egyptianness, and for rarefied communication with the gods.This Very Short Introduction explores the cultural significance of this script with an emphasis on previously neglected areas such as cryptography and the
continuing decipherment into modern times. It examines the powerful fascination hieroglyphs still hold for us today.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics
highly readable.
Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, InspiringThe people of Ancient Egypt left behind many monuments and objects, covered in the writing now known as Egyptian hieroglyphs. Hieroglyphs were far more than a language. They were an omnipresent and all-powerful force in communicating the messages of ancient Egyptian culture for over three thousand years; used as monumental art, as a
means of identifying Egyptianness, and for rarefied communication with the gods.This Very Short Introduction explores the cultural significance of this script with an emphasis on previously neglected areas such as cryptography and the
continuing decipherment into modern times. It examines the powerful fascination hieroglyphs still hold for us today.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics
highly readable.
Penelope Wilson is Associate Professor of Egyptology at the University of Durham. She is the author of Sais I: The Ramesside-Third Intermediate Period at Kom Rebwa (2012).
Acknowledgements
List of illustrations
1: The origins of writing in Egypt
2: Hieroglyphic script and Egyptian language
3: Hieroglyphs and art
4: 'I know you, I know your names'
5: Scribes and everyday writing
6: The decipherment of Egyptian
7: Hieroglyphs in the modern world?
| Erscheinungsdatum | 30.08.2025 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Very Short Introductions |
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Gewicht | 1 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike | |
| ISBN-13 | 9780198917045 / 9780198917045 |
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