Egyptian Language: Easy Lessons in Egyptian Hieroglyphics

by E.A. Wallis Budge

Budge gives the history of hieroglyphic writing, its evolution into hieratic and demotic scripts, and the fascinating tale of its decipherment by Young, Champollion, Åkerblad, and others.

Genres: Language, History, Egypt, Nonfiction, Reference, Egyptology, Egyptian Literature

272 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1899

About the author

Sir Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis Budge was an English Egyptologist, Orientalist, and philologist who worked for the British Museum and published numerous works on the ancient Near East.

Reviews

[Les Wilson]

I enjoyed this book in spite of criticisms regarding Sir Ernest Alfred Wallace Budge.

[Tracy]

totally recommend. it has lots of glyphs illustrated with their meanings. It is very simply explained and a easy read.

[Ria]

Really enjoyed this, fascinating chapters including the history of Egyptian hieroglyphics and exercises for you to practice with.

[Averill]

I liked Allen's Middle Egyptian better. I dont feel as if he made himself clear.

[Philip Clark- Yvonne Clark]

Utterly Useless

Utterly useless, a rip-off. Only the front cover and title page!!! I am dishusted. Seems Amaxon requires another six words.

[Dr.]

Budge is both adored and despised by modern egyptologists, his copious amount of work cannot be completely accepted or ignored. This is a good introduction to understanding the syntax of the three types of ancient Egyptian, some of the basic terms, and the functionality of the language as part of life.

[Brett]

Budge. You're probably gonna read him if you're taking a serious look at Egyptian heiroglyphs. Outdated, but more or less necessary. He made significant progress, and more has been made since.