writing, hieroglyphic

Describes how the discovery and deciphering of the Rosetta Stone unlocked the secret of Egyptian hieroglyphics.

A fully illustrated and easy-to-use guide to the history and meaning of Egyptian hieroglyphs that explains how to read and interpret them.

A republication of the 1929 book which discusses the discovery of the Rosetta Stone in 1798, a slab engraved in three scripts that provided the key to the language of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, and tells how the stone was acquired by the British, and how it was deciphered. Includes translated texts and photographs.

Discusses the hieroglyphic system of writing used by people of the ancient Egyptian civilization along the Nile River.

Teaches how to translate Egyptian hieroglyphs into English using a step-by-step procedure that includes the use of photographs and line drawings.

Photographs and text describes the hieroglyphic writing system of ancient Egypt.

A guide to understanding Egyptian hieroglyphics, featuring a series of half-page illustrations, each of which depicts a symbol, with a translation of the sound it represents, and examples of how it is used in words.