Hieroglyphs
A Very Short Introduction
$20.43
- Paperback
144 pages
- Release Date
31 October 2004
Summary
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.
In this exciting new study, Penelope Wilson explores the cultural significance of the script with an emphasis on previously neglected areas such as cryptography, the continuing decipherment into mode…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780192805027 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0192805029 |
| Author: | Penelope Wilson |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 31 October 2004 |
| Weight: | 129g |
| Dimensions: | 9mm x 111mm x 174mm |
| Series: | Very Short Introductions |
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Penelope Wilson
Penelope Wilson obtained her undergraduate degree and PhD at the University of Liverpool, and worked as Assistant Keeper in the Department of Antiquities in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, for seven years. She is presently Lecturer in Egyptology at the University of Durham, and Field Director for the Egyptian Exploration Society Mission to Sais in Egypt.
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