Hieroglyphic Egyptian An Introduction to the Language and Literature of the Middle Kingdom |
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| Author:
| Selden, Daniel |
| ISBN: | 978-0-520-26733-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2012 |
| Publisher: | University of California Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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This book offers a comprehensive, self-contained introduction to one of the oldest known recorded languages--Hieroglyphic Egyptian. Unlike other approaches, it is geared toward learning to read one of the masterpieces of Middle Egyptian literature, the story "Shipwrecked Sailor," written around 2200 bce. The text's eighteen lessons-organized around such topics as the body, flora, fauna, titles, administration, religion, sexuality, and warfare--cover all the basic grammar and...
More DescriptionThis book offers a comprehensive, self-contained introduction to one of the oldest known recorded languages--Hieroglyphic Egyptian. Unlike other approaches, it is geared toward learning to read one of the masterpieces of Middle Egyptian literature, the story "Shipwrecked Sailor," written around 2200 bce. The text's eighteen lessons-organized around such topics as the body, flora, fauna, titles, administration, religion, sexuality, and warfare--cover all the basic grammar and syntax of Middle Egyptian. The book includes exercises for each chapter, sign lists, and Egyptian/English and English/Egyptian dictionaries defining all the words and phrases used in the lessons, as well as a new edition of the tale "Shipwrecked Sailor" with facing commentary. Although the overall approach is literary, Hieroglyphic Egyptian also can be used as an introduction to reading other material, such as biographical inscriptions, religious texts, historical annals, and mathematical or medical papyri. The text is suitable for classroom use, as well as for those who want to learn independently.