The Keys of Egypt: The Obsession to Decipher Egyptian Hieroglyphs

368 Pages·2000·10.16 MB·English

by  Lesley Adkins

TheK eyso fE gypt
THE OBSESSION TO DECIPHER
EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPHS
Leslaenyd R oyA dk:ins
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Contents
LisotfI llustrations xi
o� � (ThBee ginnionfTg i me) 1
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ONE -=n? � �H (ThLea ndo fE gypt) 7
TWO *0 (ThPeu pil) 42
""'=
THREE ® (ThCei yt) 72
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FOUR �� ( ThTee acher) 91
FIVE �:it (ThPeh ysician) 114
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155
SIX (Clpeaotra)
SEVEN +.: ��( AnA cquainteao nfct heK ing) 182
EIGHT 9 Wfj""'= (MastoefrS ecrets) 211
c:=:>O III
NINE ��=I�(T hTer anslator) 242
TEN <=�}=--( W.h.o. G aveW ordsa ndS crip2t)8 9
Q......JI <= ""'=
311
FurthReera ding
315
Index

Lsiotf I ulsltrations
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