Hieroglyphs, Pseudo-Scripts and Alphabets - Their Use and Reception in Ancient Egypt and Neighbouring Regions

"Introduces the workings and uses of Egyptian hieroglyphs, the various degrees of cultural knowledge of their makers and - most importantly - the influence hieroglyphs had on other scripts and notations in antiquity"--

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Hieroglyphs, hieratic and Demotic: the work of specialists; 3. Putting up barriers: hyper-specialist writing; 4. Limited understanding and creative use of hieroglyphs; 5. Hieroglyphs abroad: non-Egyptian notations and scripts inspired by hieroglyphs; 6. Conclusion; References.

Summary

Introduces the workings and uses of Egyptian hieroglyphs, the various degrees of cultural knowledge of their makers and – most importantly – the influence hieroglyphs had on other scripts and notations in antiquity.

Product details

• Authors: Ben Haring, Ben (Universiteit Leiden) Haring
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.12.2023
• EAN: 9781009400794
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0940079-4
• No. of pages: 86
• Series: Elements in Ancient Egypt in Context
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory, Literacy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Alphabets & Writing Systems, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Literacy, Archaeology by period / region, Egyptian, Semiotics / semiology, Writing systems, alphabets, Ancient Egypt, Egyptian Archaeology / Egyptology, Literacy (Theories of reading and writing), Egyptian language (Ancient Egyptian)