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When Napoleon invaded Egypt in 1798, his troops were astonished to discover ancient temples, tombs and statues, all covered with hieroglyphs - the last remnants of an unreadable script and a language lost in time. On their return, Egyptomania spread rapidly and the quest to decipher hieroglyphs began in earnest: fame and fortune awaited the scholar who succeeded.
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The Keys of Egypt, Lesley Adkins, Roy Roy A. Adkins
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- Released
- 2000
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- Title
- The Keys of Egypt
- Subtitle
- The Race to Read the Hieroglyphs
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Lesley Adkins, Roy Roy A. Adkins
- Publisher
- Harper Collins
- Released
- 2000
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 335
- ISBN10
- 0002570912
- ISBN13
- 9780002570916
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Historical Themes, History, True Stories, Biographies, Languages, Linguistics, Egypt, Egyptology, Interesting
- Original title
- The keys of Egypt
- Rating
- 3.9 out of 5
- Description
- When Napoleon invaded Egypt in 1798, his troops were astonished to discover ancient temples, tombs and statues, all covered with hieroglyphs - the last remnants of an unreadable script and a language lost in time. On their return, Egyptomania spread rapidly and the quest to decipher hieroglyphs began in earnest: fame and fortune awaited the scholar who succeeded.