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An Introduction to the Study of the Maya Hieroglyphs by Sylvanus Griswold Morley Publisher Comments Best introduction to the topic — easily accessible to beginners. Extremely full in interpretation; very thorough in exposition of variants and unusual features, with reproductions of many inscriptions unavailable elsewhere. Material from Old and New... (read more) Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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The Rosetta Stone and the Rebirth of Ancient Egypt (Wonders of the World) by John Ray Publisher Comments Read the Bldg Blog interview with Mary Beard about the Wonders of the World series (Part I and Part II) The Rosetta Stone is one of the world's great wonders, attracting awed pilgrims by the tens of thousands each year. This book tells the Stone's story,... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Trade Paper
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Egyptian Language by E A Wallis Budge Publisher Comments Comprehensive beginner’s manual includes extensive glossary of characters, phonetic values, grammar, selected readings. Standard guide.... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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An Outline Dictionary of Maya Glyphs by William Gates Publisher Comments In this study of the hieroglyphs in 3 surviving Maya codices, the author has tabulated all character variants, worked out meanings, and has interrelated these meanings with Maya culture. Day, month, numerals, colors, face signs, quasi-facial forms... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Horse, the Wheel, & Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the by David Anthony Publisher Comments Roughly half the world's population speaks languages derived from a shared linguistic source known as Proto-Indo-European. But who were the early speakers of this ancient mother tongue, and how did they manage to spread it around the globe? Until now... (read more) Your price: $22.95 New - Trade Paper
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Hieroglyphic Vocabulary to the Book of the Dead by E A Wallis Budge Publisher Comments Indispensable reference by noted Egyptologist contains every word of ancient Egyptian text, vital repository of Egyptian religious doctrine, grouped according to hieroglyphic symbols in the standard scholarly system of Roman alphabetization. A phonetic... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Hieroglyphs Without Mystery: An Introduction to Ancient Egyptian Writing by Karl Theodor Zauzich Publisher Comments Even for the armchair traveler, learning about hieroglyphs opens a sealed door into ancient Egyptian culture. In examining these inscriptions, readers will gain a better understanding of Egyptian art, politics, and religion, as well as language.... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Hieroglyph Detective: How to Decode the Sacred Language of the Ancient Egyptians by Nigel Strudwick Synopsis Egyptian hieroglyphs have long fascinated people the world over, though traditionally only specially trained scholars have been able to unlock their esoteric secrets. In Hieroglyph Detective, renowned Egyptologist Nigel Strudwick offers a historical... (read more) Your price: $16.95 New - Trade Paper
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Reading the Past #0003: Cuneiform by C B F Walker Publisher Comments The cuneiform writing system flourished in the Near East from before 3000 BC to AD 75. This book surveys the development of the script from the earliest pictographic signs to the latest astronomical tablets and the process by which it came to be used for... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Lost Languages: The Enigma of the World's Undeciphered Scripts by Andrew Robinson Synopsis Undeciphered scripts have long tantalized the public, whether it's the possibility of hearing the voices of ancient peoples or the puzzle solver's taste for the challenges posed by breaking codes. Here, Andrew Robinson investigates the most famous... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Trade Paper
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Language Visible: Unravelling the Mystery of the Alphabet from a to Z by David Sacks Publisher Comments An entertaining and informative study of the mysteries of the alphabet traces the history of alphabetic symbols and inscriptions from ancient times to the present day and offers close-up portraits of the twenty-six letters of the English alphabet... (read more) Your price: $14.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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A Compendious Grammar of the Egyptian Language. with an Appendix Consisting of the Rudiments of a Dictionary of the Ancient Egyptian Language in the by Thomas Young Synopsis This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor... (read more) List Price $32.75 Your price: $17.95 Used - Trade Paper
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How Writing Came about by Denise Schmandt-Besserat Publisher Comments "Discoveries in the history of writing are rare, but Denise Schmandt-Besserat made one in realizing that phonetic writing in the West descends not from pictography, a view repeated everywhere, but from abstract, nonphonetic, mostly noniconographic... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $22.14 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The History and Power of Writing by Henri Jean Martin Publisher Comments Cultural history on a grand scale, this immensely readable book—the summation of decades of study by one of the world's great scholars of the book—is the story of writing from its very beginnings to its recent transformations through... (read more) List Price $38.50 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Story of the Alphabet by Edward Clodd Publisher Comments Writing began as a pictorial record, then the pictures became representations of an idea and writing became symbolic. In the final stages of its evolution, the symbols represented a sound. This evolution is set forth within this volume, with emphasis on... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price: $12.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Keys of Egypt: The Obsession to Decipher Egyptian Hieroglyphs by Lesley Adkins Publisher Comments When Napoleon invaded Egypt in 1798, his troops and scientists were astonished to discover ancient temples, tombs, and statues, all covered with strange markings-the last remnants of a language lost in time. After the Rosetta Stone was uncovered... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Hardcover
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Cracking Codes: The Rosetta Stone and Decipherment by Richard Parkinson Publisher Comments Napoleon's troops discovered a granitoid slab in the village of Rosetta in the western Delta in 1799. The Rosetta Stone was to become one of the most famous Egyptian antiquities in the world as well as an instantly recognizable icon of script and... (read more) List Price $27.50 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Linguist and the Emperor: Napoleon and Champollion's Quest to Decipher the Rosetta Stone by Daniel Meyerson Publisher Comments The deciphering of the Rosetta stone was one of the great intellectual achievements of all time, unlocking the secrets of thousands of years of Egypts ancient civilization. Yet in the past two centuries, the circumstances surrounding this bravura feat of... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Rosetta Stone and the Rebirth of Ancient Egypt (Wonders of the World) by John Ray Publisher Comments Egypt is a brilliant and frequently amusing guide to one of history's great mysteries and marvels.... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Hardcover
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The First Word: The Search for the Origins of Language by Christine Kenneally Staff Pick The First Word is a fascinating search for the origins of language, which takes the reader through genetics, evolution, and the process of defining language itself. Christine Kenneally is a capable guide to answering this difficult and complex question... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $15.50 Used - Hardcover
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