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The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World
by David W. 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...
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Decoding Egyptian Hieroglyphs: How to Read the Secret Language of the Pharaohs
by Bridget Mcdermott Publisher Comments For beginners and Egyptologists alike, reading hieroglyphs provides fascinating insights into the land and lore of the pyramids. Decoding Egyptian Hieroglyphs is the only fully illustrated, easy-to-use guide to the meaning and mystery behind this ancient...
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Lost Languages the Enigma of the Worlds
by Andrew Robinson Publisher Comments Maybe it's the possibility of "speaking with the dead," of hearing the voices of long-silent peoples and civilizations. Perhaps it's the puzzle solver's relish for the challenges posed by breaking codes. Whatever the reasons, undeciphered ancient scripts...
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Write Your Own Egyptian Hieroglyphs: Names, Greetings, Insults, Sayings
by Angela Mcdonald Publisher Comments The Egyptian hieroglyphic script is one of the most beautiful, fascinating, and expressive writing systems ever invented. In Ancient Egypt, only an elite few could read and write hieroglyphs, but now you too can recognize and write a selection of names...
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Hieroglyphs and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt
by Werner Forman Synopsis With the help of Werner Forman's beautiful full-color photographs, Egyptologist Stephen Quirke explains the Pyramid Texts, created for kings and queens ca. 2400 to 2100 B.C.; the Coffin Texts, used by the affluent as well as royalty during the Middle...
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Hieroglyphs Very Short Introduction
by Penelope Wilson Publisher Comments 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. This ancient form of expression was used as art, as a means of identifying...
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The Keys of Egypt: The Race to Crack the Hieroglyph Code
by Lesley Adkins Publisher Comments When Napoleon invaded Egypt in 1798, his troops were astonished to find countless ruins covered with hieroglyphs -- remnants of a language lost in time. Egyptomania spread throughout Europe with their return, and the quest to decipher the hieroglyphs...
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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 triumphs of all time, unlocking the secrets of thousands of years of Egypt’s ancient civilization. Yet in the past two centuries, the circumstances surrounding this bravura feat...
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Teach Yourself Hieroglyphics (Teach Yourself)
by Ronald L Bonewitz Publisher Comments For anyone who's ever wanted to decipher ancient inscriptions, Teach Yourself Hieroglyphics is the ultimate resource. This lively and informative guide uncovers the mysteries of Egyptian and Mayan hieroglyphics, revealing how these ancient languages work...
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Egyptian Hieroglyphics: How to Read and Write Them
by Stephane Rossini Publisher Comments Clear, easy-to-follow text tells absolute beginners how to transcribe hieroglyphs by presenting and explaining 134 phonetic elements. Included are an explanatory introduction, section on word analysis, newly enlarged pronunciation guide, tables of...
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Early Javanese Inscriptions a New Dating
by J C Eade Synopsis Even the historical expert is - understandably - terrified by the complications involved in the calculation of dates. Early Javanese Inscriptions puts the study of Indonesian epigraphical dating on a completely new footing, both in speed and in...
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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...
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How to Read Maya Hieroglyphs
by John Montgomery Synopsis After a successful run in hardcover, this invaluable resource to the Maya language is now available in paperback. The spectacular writing system of the ancient Maya of Mesoamerica eluded modern-day decipherment for more than 200 years. This comprehensive...
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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....
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Egyptian Language
by E A Wallis Budge Publisher Comments Budge gives the history of hieroglyphic writing, its evolution into hieratic and demotic scripts, and the fascinating tale of its decipherment by Young, Champollion, Åkerblad, and others....
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Language Visible: Unraveling the Mystery of the Alphabet from A to Z
by David Sacks Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. [369]-375) and index....
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Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs: A Practical Guide
by Janice Kamrin Publisher Comments What do the enigmatic images on ancient Egyptian artifacts mean? What royal names adorn the walls of some of the world's oldest temples? What kind of lives did the people buried in the ancient tombs lead? The keys to unlock this fascinating civilization...
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Story of Writing : Alphabets, Hieroglyphs, & Pictograms (Rev 07 Edition)
by Andrew Robinson Publisher Comments "The most accessible and informative book available on the major writing systems of the world."—History Today Without writing, there would be no history and no civilization as we know it. But how, when, and where did writing evolve? Andrew Robinson...
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How To Read Egyptian Hieroglyphs Rev Edition
by Mark Collier Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. [174]-176) and index....
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Story of Writing : Alphabets, Hieroglyphs, and Pictograms (95 - Old Edition)
by Andrew Robinson Synopsis Aims to demystify writing for the general reader. This book explains the interconnection between sound, symbol and script for each of the major writing systems in turn, and follows the discovery of writing forms from cuneiform and Egyptian hieroglyphs to...
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