With the help of Egyptologists Collier and Manley, museum-goers, tourists, and armchair travelers alike can gain a basic knowledge of the language and culture of ancient Egypt.

Contains six previously published titles brought together in a single volume.

Discusses hieroglyphics, including how was it developed, other Egyptian forms of writing, and how it was lost.

Decoding Egyptian Hieroglyphs interweaves a clear guide to deciphering this elegant, largely picture language with vivid depictions of its origins and the people themselves.

Paperback reprint of the cloth original Winner of the 2004 Outstanding Academic Title award from the American Library Association Filling a gap in classroom texts, more than 60 essays by major scholars in the field have been gathered to ...

A groundbreaking book about the history and principles of Ethiopic (Ge'ez), an African writing system designed as a meaningful and graphic representation of a wide range of knowledge.