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Nobody in the world can speak ancient Egyptian today, since the language was written without its vowel sounds (exactly as in ancient Phoenician, Arabic and Hebrew). For this reason modern Egyptologists often use the vowel e to represent the missing, unknown vowels, so the word for house (pr in hieroglyphs) is said per, the word for established (mn in hieroglyphs) is said men and so on. This is certainly not the way the words were said in ancient times, but the real sound of the language is lost for ever.

The way to learn to read and write the language is to sign up for an Egyptology course at a university; in the UK, Cambridge University is currently offering a course for beginners (see link below) but there are many similar courses on offer. This will not provide a comprehensive grounding in the ancient Egyptian language - that would take many years of intensive study.

Alternatively you could buy a range of books and teach yourself, although it is helpful if you already have experience in other languages such as Latin, Hebrew or Arabic. Some books that I would recommend are:

  • How to Read Egyptian Hieroglyphs by Mark Collier and Bill Manley
  • Discovering Egyptian Hieroglyphs by Karl-Theodor Zauzich
  • Understanding Hieroglyphs by Hilary Wilson
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