Learn to decipher the language of the pharaohs and solve the riddle of the pyramids with The Hieroglyphs Handbook. This is hieroglyphics for beginners; an opportunity for the child on the street to walk into a museum and, using their handbook, translate an Ancient Egyptian inscription from scratch. A visit to the museum will never be the same again and a trip to Egypt will become evenmore of an adventure. The book is divided into three sections: a background history, giving the historical context; a practical section explaining how the language works and is written; and a glossary/phrasebook containing the alphabet and all the essential words and phrases.
| ISBN: | 9780571197446 |
| Publication date: | 4th October 1999 |
| Author: | Philip Ardagh |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber an imprint of Faber and Faber |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 96 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage general interest: Art and artists |