100 hieroglyphs : think like an Egyptian / Barry Kemp.
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TextPublication details: New York : Penguin Group, 2005.Description: xv, 256 p. : ill., maps ; 21 cmISBN: - 0452287014 (trade pbk.)
- 9780452287013 (trade pbk.)
- One hundred hieroglyphs
- Think like an Egyptian
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Adult Book
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Main Library | NonFiction | 932 K32 | Available | 33111005174590 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Gain insights into a vanished world with this unique look at powerful Egyptian hieroglyphs. Barry Kemp presents one hundred of the Egyptian hieroglyphs, their pronunciations, their history, and meanings, revealing aspects of day-to-day life in ancient Egypt. Kemp explains the myriad meanings behind symbols for physical objects such as aSuna and aSerpent, a and concepts such as aTrutha and ato love, a building a picture of the historical and mythological references that were the cornerstones of Egyptian thought.
"A Plume book."
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-251) and index.