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* Title: Decoding the Secrets of Egyptian Hieroglyphs
* Author(s) name(s): Bob Brier
* ISBN (or ASIN): 1629973300
* Publisher: The Great Courses
* Publication Date Year: 2017
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* Page count: 280
* Format (such as paperback, hardcover, ebook, audiobook, etc): paperback, presentation
* Description: In Decoding the Secrets of Egyptian Hieroglyphs, Professor Brier offers you the key to unlocking the mysteries of this amazing ancient language. Making this seemingly complex code accessible to anyone with a willingness to learn, thiss covers the basics of reading and writing hieroglyphs, including vocabulary words, number systems, and sentence structure. They also put your newfound knowledge to work, as you translate hieroglyphs found on some of ancient Egypt’s most intriguing sites and artifacts, from the Rosetta Stone to the temples at Abu Simbel to the tomb of Tutankhamen. Professor Brier opens up startling new worlds of discovery that will bring you closer than ever to a civilization that’s captivated us for millennia—and that will continue to do so for a long time to come.