Hieroglyphic Egyptian
A Practical Grammar of Middle Egyptian
By (author) Sylvie Favre-Briant By (author) Claude Obsomer
Paperback (Published)
(December 2016)
ISBN: 9782874570841
Price: $55.00
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This manual presents a pedagogical approach to the grammar of Middle Egyptian, the classical language of pharaonic Egypt. The first part of this grammar book is dedicated to hieroglyphs. It provides an explanation of this writing system, presenting a selection of the 200 most important signs to memorise, as well as a basic vocabulary list that is easy to learn. The grammatical commentary begins with an overview of the main types of clauses attested. It goes on with a systematic study of nouns and associated elements (adjectives, determiners, genitive constructions, prepositions, pronouns), the examination of non-verbal clauses, for which a verb to be will be introduced in the English translation, and the description of suffix and non-suffix verbal forms (morphology and syntax). It closes with a summary of the uses of auxiliaries and particles. In addition to the grammatical explanations, the work presents a series of common phrases and expressions: names of kings and individuals, a selection of anthroponyms and titles, and expressions used in traditional funerary inscriptions. The work continues with a list of more than 800 signs, a vocabulary list of more than 2,300 words, the references to the examples quoted, and a chronological table. // The third part concludes with a series of exercises and their correct version. This manual, intended for university teachers and students, will also appeal to amateurs who would like to learn, on their own or with a group, the Egyptian writing and language in order to read ancient texts.
Claude OBSOMER, Professor of Egyptology, Universite catholique de Louvain (Belgium) & Sylvie FAVRE-BRIANT, Associate professor of English (France), member of the Academie Belge pour l’Etude des Langues Anciennes et Orientales (Belgium).
- By (author) Sylvie Favre-Briant
- By (author) Claude Obsomer
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