How to Read Egyptian Hieroglyphs: For High School Students in Grades 9 Through 12

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Charles Nichols, Aug 20, 2008 - Foreign Language Study - 148 pages
This book is written for high school students and beginners. It avoids using complicated grammar. The examples are kept simple. In many cases the hieroglyphs are "unrolled" - each hieroglyphic word is presented to the student one hieroglyph at a time, just as we write an English word one letter at a time. Each hieroglyph is treated as if it were a letter. This makes it much easier for the beginning student. Volume 1 consists of a series of simple lessons which when completed will enable the student to read many simple hieroglyphic sentences and significant parts of more complex sentences. The grammar presented is "Middle Egyptian" which is the most common version taught. It is not necessary to have previously studied any other foreign language. In many ways, learning ancient Egyptian will be easier for the student who has never studied a foreign language before.
 

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Contents

Basic Concepts
Basic Grammar
Pronouns
Vocabulary builder and review
Adjectives
Sentences without verbs using nouns and adjectives
Prepositions and Adverbs
Numbers
More sentences without Verbs using adverbs and prepositions
Appendix The Core Egyptian Hieroglyphs

Common terms and phrases

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