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This book is a consideration of Egyptian Hieroglyphs as an artform, rather than a form of writing. Any mention of the Egyptian language is incidental, you cannot learn the language with this book. As indicated by the original Italian title, the book discusses only 580 out of the 700 most common hieroglyphs. The selection of which hieroglyphs to be included was from artistic consideration, not linguistic. Therefore, many of the 24 fundamental letters of the Egyptian alphabet have been omitted. While the Gardiner List is presented, the editor overlooked the fact that the letter J is not used in…

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2 editions · 2 languages
  • Hardcover · English · 1996
    Hieroglyphics
    Abbeville Press · 252 pages · 9780789202321
  • Paperback · Italian · 1995
    Arnoldo Mondadori Editore · 251 pages · 9788804403890
Hieroglyphic WritingEgyptian languageHieroglyphicsPaleografiaEscritaHistoria antigaEgitoEgyptian language, writing, hieroglyphic