The keys of Egypt : the race to read the hieroglyphs
Adkins, Lesley
The keys of Egypt : the race to read the hieroglyphs Lesley Adkins and Roy Adkins - London HarperCollins Publishers 2000 - 335 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, maps 23 cm
"When Napoleon invaded Egypt in 1798, his troops and scientists were astonished to discover ancient temples, tombs, and statues, all covered with strange markings - the last remnants of a language lost in time. After the Rosetta Stone was uncovered, hope was raised that the mystery of this ancient writing could be solved. Egyptomania spread throughout Europe, and the quest to decipher the hieroglyphs began in earnest, for it was understood that fame and fortune awaited the scholar who succeeded." "The Keys of Egypt is the fascinating true story of the race to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphs and of the rediscovery of the world of ancient Egypt - a world that had been closed to the West for centuries."--Jacket
9780002570916 0002570912
Egyptian language Writing --Hieroglyphic
493.111 ADK
The keys of Egypt : the race to read the hieroglyphs Lesley Adkins and Roy Adkins - London HarperCollins Publishers 2000 - 335 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, maps 23 cm
"When Napoleon invaded Egypt in 1798, his troops and scientists were astonished to discover ancient temples, tombs, and statues, all covered with strange markings - the last remnants of a language lost in time. After the Rosetta Stone was uncovered, hope was raised that the mystery of this ancient writing could be solved. Egyptomania spread throughout Europe, and the quest to decipher the hieroglyphs began in earnest, for it was understood that fame and fortune awaited the scholar who succeeded." "The Keys of Egypt is the fascinating true story of the race to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphs and of the rediscovery of the world of ancient Egypt - a world that had been closed to the West for centuries."--Jacket
9780002570916 0002570912
Egyptian language Writing --Hieroglyphic
493.111 ADK