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How do you understand hieroglyphs?

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In order to understand ancient Egyptian writing you must first understand the language. Hieroglyphs were not intended to write English and the language is only partially understood because none of the vowels were written, making the task even more complex.

Before attempting to learn the ancient Egyptian language it is useful to study other languages such as Arabic, Hebrew and Latin (since Latin uses very specific grammar and helps to identify the structure of other languages).

There are several extremely good books for people starting to learn hieroglyphs, but even these can be difficult for anyone who does not understand basic grammar. A few are:

  • How to Read Egyptian Hieroglyphs by Collier and Manley (British Museum press)
  • Discovering Egyptian Hieroglyphs by Karl-Theodor Zauzich
  • Understanding Hieroglyphs by Hilary Watson
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