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Alphabet Art, Egyptian BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Adventurers & Explorers Champollion, Jean-François 1790-1832 Egyptian language Writing, Hieroglyphic Egyptian language Writing, Hieroglyphic Juvenile literature Hieroglyphics HISTORY / Ancient / Egypt Sculpture, Egyptian Young, Thomas 1773-1829Filter By Subjects
Alphabet Art, Egyptian BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Adventurers & Explorers Champollion, Jean-François 1790-1832 Egyptian language Writing, Hieroglyphic Egyptian language Writing, Hieroglyphic Juvenile literature Hieroglyphics HISTORY / Ancient / Egypt Sculpture, Egyptian Young, Thomas 1773-1829Der Manuelian, Peter.
Summary: An ABC book showing the relationships between the English alphabet and Egyptian hieroglyphs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 1991
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 493.1 DERGiblin, James.
Summary: Describes how the discovery and deciphering of the Rosetta Stone unlocked the secret of Egyptian hieroglyphics.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crowell 1990
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 493.1 GIBKatan, Norma Jean.
Summary: Explains the origins of hieroglyphs and what they mean, tells how this ancient form of writing was decoded, and describes the training and importance of scribes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum 1981
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 493.1 KATRumford, James.
Summary: A biography of the French scholar whose decipherment of the Egyptian hieroglyphic language made the study of ancient Egypt possible.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CHARossini, S. (Stéphane)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dover Publications 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 493.1 ROSMalek, Jaromir.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ashmolean Museum 1994
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Summary: "The Rosetta Stone is one of the most famous objects in the world, attracting millions of visitors to the British Museum ever year, and yet most people don't really know what it is. Discovered in a pile of rubble in 1799, this slab of stone proved to be the key to unlocking a lost language that baffled scholars for centuries. Carved in ancient Egypt, the Rosetta Stone carried the same message...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 493 DOLMcDermott, Bridget.
Summary: "Decoding Egyptian Hieroglyphs is a fully illustrated and easy-to-use guide to the history and meaning of these ancient symbols. Simple instructions for reading and interpreting glyphs will introduce you to the basic signs for names, dates, and numbers. You'll also learn key words about all aspects of the Egyptian world -- from astronomy and the yearly flooding of the Nile to family and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2001
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hippocrene Books 1993
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thames & Hudson 1992