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The Keys of Egypt - The race to read the hieroglyphs

The Keys of Egypt - The race to read the hieroglyphs

by Lesley and Roy Adkins

- the gripping story of Jean-François Champollion and his struggle to decipher ancient Egyptian writing.

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How to Read Egyptian Hieroglyphs: A Step-by-step Guide to Teach Yourself

How to Read Egyptian Hieroglyphs: A Step-by-step Guide to Teach Yourself

by Mark Collier, Bill Manley & Richard Parkinson (Illustrator)

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The Hieroglyphs Handbook: Teach Yourself Ancient Egyptian

The Hieroglyphs Handbook: Teach Yourself Ancient Egyptian

by Philip Ardagh

- an entertaining introduction to Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs intended for children.

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The Egyptian Book of the Dead

The Egyptian Book of the Dead

by Raymond Oliver Faulkner (Editor)

- a text translation with color photographs of the Papyrus of Ani (commonly referred to as the Egyptian Book of the Dead), a scroll of ancient Egyptian spiritual and philosophic teachings written almost 3,500 years ago.

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Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian

by Raymond Oliver Faulkner

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