First Steps In Egyptian
Home > Language, Linguistics & Creative Writing > Language teaching and learning > Material and coursework > First Steps In Egyptian
First Steps In Egyptian

First Steps In Egyptian


     0     
5
4
3
2
1



Available


X
About the Book

First published in 2005. This book was written by the great Egyptologist and scholar, Sir E.A. Wallis Budge, with the aim to help the beginner to take his first steps in Egyptian. The book includes sections on writing and grammar, a vocabulary of the most common few hundred words, and a selection of practice tests covering the period from B.C. 4200 to B.C. 200. A very practical book for beginning students.

Table of Contents:
PART I. Introduction :—Egyptian Writing, Alphabetic signs, Syllabic signs, Determinatives, Pronouns, Nouns, The Article, Adjectives, Numbers, Measures, Time, divisions of, The Year, The Verb, The Adverb, Prepositions and Conjunctions, Particles, List of common words to be learnt, Egyptian Gods and Goddesses PART II. Texts with interlinear transliteration and word for word translation :—1. Extracts from the Prisse Papyrus 2. Extracts from the pyramid texts of Unas and Teta 3. Inscription from the tomb of Heru-khuf at Aswan 4. Inscription from the stele of Abu 5. Inscription of Ata 6. Inscription from the tomb of Khnemu-Hetep at Beni-hasan 7. Inscriptions from the tomb of Ameni-em-hat at Beni-Hasan 8. Stories of the reigns of Seneferu and Khufu 9. The Life of Amasis, the naval officer, as told by himself 10. The Harper's Lament 11. The Battle of Megiddo 12. Speech of Amen-Ra to Thothmes III 13. Address of Thothmes III to Osiris (Book of the Dead, Chap. CLIV) 14. Specimens of the Maxims of Ani 15. Hymn to Osiris 16. Inscription from the Stele of Tehuti-nefer 17. Inscription from the Stele of Tchanni 18. Inscription from the Stele of Sesh 19. Inscription from a sepulchral Stele 20. Inscription from the Stele of Amen-hetep 21. Hymn to the god of the Nile 22. Examples of the Proverbs of Tuauu-f-se-Kharthai 23. The Destruction of Mankind 24. The War of Rameses II. against the Kheta 25. Hymn to Ra (Book of the Dead, Chap. XV) 26. Numbers from the papyrus of Rameses III. 27. The Legend of Ra and Isis 28. From the Monument of Uah-ab-Ra em khu 29. Texts from the sarcophagus of Patepep 30. The Legend of the Seven Years' Famine in Egypt 3I. From an Inscription of Ptolemy V. PART III. Egyptian Texts untransliterated and untranslated*

About the Author :
Sir E.A. Wallis Budge, Egyptologist


Best Sellers


Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781138974326
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Weight: 453 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1138974323
  • Publisher Date: 26 Oct 2016
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 338
  • Width: 156 mm


Similar Products

Add Photo
Add Photo

Customer Reviews

REVIEWS      0     
Click Here To Be The First to Review this Product
First Steps In Egyptian
Taylor & Francis Ltd -
First Steps In Egyptian
Writing guidlines
We want to publish your review, so please:
  • keep your review on the product. Review's that defame author's character will be rejected.
  • Keep your review focused on the product.
  • Avoid writing about customer service. contact us instead if you have issue requiring immediate attention.
  • Refrain from mentioning competitors or the specific price you paid for the product.
  • Do not include any personally identifiable information, such as full names.

First Steps In Egyptian

Required fields are marked with *

Review Title*
Review
    Add Photo Add up to 6 photos
    Would you recommend this product to a friend?
    Tag this Book Read more
    Does your review contain spoilers?
    What type of reader best describes you?
    I agree to the terms & conditions
    You may receive emails regarding this submission. Any emails will include the ability to opt-out of future communications.

    CUSTOMER RATINGS AND REVIEWS AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TERMS OF USE

    These Terms of Use govern your conduct associated with the Customer Ratings and Reviews and/or Questions and Answers service offered by Bookswagon (the "CRR Service").


    By submitting any content to Bookswagon, you guarantee that:
    • You are the sole author and owner of the intellectual property rights in the content;
    • All "moral rights" that you may have in such content have been voluntarily waived by you;
    • All content that you post is accurate;
    • You are at least 13 years old;
    • Use of the content you supply does not violate these Terms of Use and will not cause injury to any person or entity.
    You further agree that you may not submit any content:
    • That is known by you to be false, inaccurate or misleading;
    • That infringes any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy;
    • That violates any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising);
    • That is, or may reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing to any individual, partnership or corporation;
    • For which you were compensated or granted any consideration by any unapproved third party;
    • That includes any information that references other websites, addresses, email addresses, contact information or phone numbers;
    • That contains any computer viruses, worms or other potentially damaging computer programs or files.
    You agree to indemnify and hold Bookswagon (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, employees and third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.), harmless from all claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of a breach of your representations and warranties set forth above, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.


    For any content that you submit, you grant Bookswagon a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and/or sell, transfer, and/or distribute such content and/or incorporate such content into any form, medium or technology throughout the world without compensation to you. Additionally,  Bookswagon may transfer or share any personal information that you submit with its third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc. in accordance with  Privacy Policy


    All content that you submit may be used at Bookswagon's sole discretion. Bookswagon reserves the right to change, condense, withhold publication, remove or delete any content on Bookswagon's website that Bookswagon deems, in its sole discretion, to violate the content guidelines or any other provision of these Terms of Use.  Bookswagon does not guarantee that you will have any recourse through Bookswagon to edit or delete any content you have submitted. Ratings and written comments are generally posted within two to four business days. However, Bookswagon reserves the right to remove or to refuse to post any submission to the extent authorized by law. You acknowledge that you, not Bookswagon, are responsible for the contents of your submission. None of the content that you submit shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Bookswagon, its agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners or third party service providers (including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.)and their respective directors, officers and employees.

    Accept

    Fresh on the Shelf


    Inspired by your browsing history


    Your review has been submitted!

    You've already reviewed this product!