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Write Your Own Egyptian Hieroglyphs: Names * Greetings * Insults * Sayings
Angela Mcdonald
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Paperback. The Egyptians believed that the creator god Ptah brought the world into being by naming everything in it. Names had great power, and kings often over-wrote their own names on the monuments of earlier rulers. This book is about reading, writing and understanding ancient Egyptian names, epithets, titles and phrases. Num Pages: 64 pages, 50 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CXG; CFL; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 202 x 10. Weight in Grams: 366. Names * Greetings * Insults * Sayings. 64 pages, 50 colour illustrations. The Egyptians believed that the creator god Ptah brought the world into being by naming everything in it. Names had great power, and kings often over-wrote their own names on the monuments of earlier rulers. This is an illustrated guide to reading, writing and understanding ancient Egyptian names, epithets, titles and phrases. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2CXG; CFL; HBTG. Dimension: 259 x 202 x 10. Weight: 366.
A handy and colourful illustrated guide to reading, writing and understanding ancient Egyptian names, epithets, titles and phrases.
The Egyptians believed that the creator god Ptah brought the world into being by naming everything in it. Names had great power, and kings often over-wrote their own names on monuments of earlier rulers. A person’s name was a vitally important part of them, and the Egyptians were very concerned that their names should be recorded, remembered and spoken. Criminals and those who had fallen out of favour could be punished – wiped out of history – by having their ... Read more
A handy and colourful illustrated guide to reading, writing and understanding ancient Egyptian names, epithets, titles and phrases.
The Egyptians believed that the creator god Ptah brought the world into being by naming everything in it. Names had great power, and kings often over-wrote their own names on monuments of earlier rulers. A person’s name was a vitally important part of them, and the Egyptians were very concerned that their names should be recorded, remembered and spoken. Criminals and those who had fallen out of favour could be punished – wiped out of history – by having their ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
British Museum Press
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780714119762
SKU
V9780714119762
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About Angela Mcdonald
Angela McDonald lectures in Egyptology at Glasgow University. She has previously taught at Oxford University and at Liverpool University.
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