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Detailed description :Hiéroglyphes mode d’emploi

Hiéroglyphes mode d’emploi

Author(s): Évelyne  Faivre-Martin

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The Egyptians described their writing as “divine words” and believed this knowledge was passed on to man by the scribe of the gods, Thot. The Greeks, on the other hand, referred to these signs as hieroglyphs, which means “sacred carvings”. Examples chosen from the Musée du Louvre collection provide greater insight into the hieroglyphic writing system.

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Technical details

40 pages, paperback, 15 x 18.5 cm, 32 color and black-and-white illustrations.

Publication date

2000

Period

Pharaonic Egypt
ISBN French2-7118-4110-3
French only


Co-publisher(s)

Réunion des Musées Nationaux