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A handy and colourful illustrated guide to reading, writing and understanding ancient Egyptian names, epithets, titles and phrases.

Table of Contents
1. The importance of names in Ancient Egypt; 2. People and their names: how Egyptian names are written and what they mean; 3. Gods' names and epithets; 4. The animal world: how animal names express the nature of the creature; 5. Secret names and names for posterity; 6. List of useful Egyptian words and phrases.

Write Your Own Egyptian HieroglyphsNames

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    Publisher: British Museum Press
    Publication Date: 14/05/2007
    ISBN13: 9780714119762, 978-0714119762
    ISBN10: 0714119768
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    Palaeography Writing systems, alphabets, scripts Ancient history

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    A handy and colourful illustrated guide to reading, writing and understanding ancient Egyptian names, epithets, titles and phrases.

    Table of Contents
    1. The importance of names in Ancient Egypt; 2. People and their names: how Egyptian names are written and what they mean; 3. Gods' names and epithets; 4. The animal world: how animal names express the nature of the creature; 5. Secret names and names for posterity; 6. List of useful Egyptian words and phrases.

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