Ben Haring (Universiteit Leiden)

Hieroglyphs, Pseudo-Scripts and Alphabets

Their Use and Reception in Ancient Egypt and Neighbouring Regions

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Introduces the workings and uses of Egyptian hieroglyphs, the various degrees of cultural knowledge of their makers and â most importantly â the influence hieroglyphs had on other scripts and notations in antiquity.

Produktdetails

• Elements in Ancient Egypt in Context
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 86
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Dezember 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 223mm x 150mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 142g
• ISBN-13: 9781009400794
• ISBN-10: 1009400797
• Artikelnr.: 68505674

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Hieroglyphs, hieratic and Demotic: the work of specialists
3. Putting up barriers: hyper-specialist writing
4. Limited understanding and creative use of hieroglyphs
5. Hieroglyphs abroad: non-Egyptian notations and scripts inspired by hieroglyphs
6. Conclusion
References.