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Gain insights into a vanished world with this unique look at powerful Egyptian hieroglyphs. Barry Kemp presents one hundred Egyptian hieroglyphs, their pronunciations, 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 “Sun” and “Serpent,” and concepts such as “Truth” and “to love,” building a picture of the historical and mythological references that were the cornerstones of Egyptian thought.
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100 Hieroglyphs, Barry J. Kemp
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- Released
- 2005
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- (Hardcover)
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- Title
- 100 Hieroglyphs
- Subtitle
- Think Like an Egyptian
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Barry J. Kemp
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Released
- 2005
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 256
- ISBN10
- 1862076588
- ISBN13
- 9781862076587
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- Gain insights into a vanished world with this unique look at powerful Egyptian hieroglyphs. Barry Kemp presents one hundred Egyptian hieroglyphs, their pronunciations, 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 “Sun” and “Serpent,” and concepts such as “Truth” and “to love,” building a picture of the historical and mythological references that were the cornerstones of Egyptian thought.