hieroglyphics

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Where are the Great Pyramids?

In this informative account, Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler tell the story of the powerful pharaohs who commissioned the pyramids at Giza and offer a fascinating look at the culture of the afterlife in ancient Egypt, explaining exactly how mummies were made.

Museum Mystery Squad and the case of the hidden hieroglyphics

2017
"When a strange message is found hidden on the casket of Pharaoh Raneb, the Museum Mystery Squad must crack a code nobody's seen since ancient Egyptian times. But this mummy's keeping mum. The Squad are not the only ones working on the mystery: they meet Egyptian expert Professor Peter Gyptex, and the very odd Vera Damclot, a fan of mummified cats. Can the Squad reveal the mummy's secret before it unravels?"--Amazon.
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The riddle of the Rosetta Stone

key to ancient Egypt : illustrated with photographs, prints, and drawings
1992
Describes the discovery and deciphering of the Rosetta Stone, and explores the culture and history of ancient Egyptian civilation.

Illustrated hieroglyphics handbook

2002
Presents the uniliterals, biliterals, and triliterals of hieroglyphics and discusses their phonetics, writing, and semantics.

Ancient Egypt

1999
Explores the history and culture of ancient Egypt, and provides a more in-depth look at Egyptian hieroglyphics and pyramids.

Mummies and the wonders of ancient Egypt

2001
Examines the mysteries of ancient Egypt through archaeological discoveries, computer re-creations and footage from recent findings. Includes great pyramids and the practice of mummification, sacred writings, tombs and their treasures, and more.

Hieroglyphs without mystery

an introduction to ancient Egyptian writing
1992
The key to reading hieroglyphic writing using thirteen examples to aid in decoding.

Fun with hieroglyphs

1990
Introduces Egyptian hieroglyphs, indicates how they correspond to the English alphabet, and explains how to use them to write words and sentences. Includes rubber stamps and an ink pad for printing messages.

Hieroglyphs

2009
Describes the ancient Egyptian's hieroglyphic writing system, including types of glyphs, numbers, and Champollion's discovery of how to read hieroglyphs.

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