Sacred Signs: Hieroglyphs in Ancient Egypt
- ISBN-10
- 0192802992
- ISBN-13
- 9780192802996
- Category
- Egyptian language
- Pages
- 180
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Authors
- Penelope Wilson, Fellow and Director of Studies in English Penelope Wilson
Description
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; used as monumental art, as a means of identifying Egyptianess, and for rarified communication with the gods.In this exciting new study, Penelope Wilson explores the cultural significance of the script with an emphasis on previously neglected areas such as cryptography, the continuing decipherment post-Champollion, and the powerful fascination hieroglyphs still hold for us today.
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