James P. Allen (Rhode Island Brown University)

Middle Egyptian

An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs

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Produktbeschreibung

The first two editions of this book have become the most popular means of teaching and learning the ancient Egyptian writing system, language, and culture. This new edition incorporates the latest advances in our understanding of the language and is both simpler and easier to use.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• 3. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 610
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juni 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 1062g
• ISBN-13: 9781107663282
• ISBN-10: 1107663288
• Artikelnr.: 40511689

Autorenporträt

James Allen (1864-1912) A pioneer of the self-help movement, James Allen was a British philosophical writer. Born in 1864 in Leicester, England Allen had to leave school at a young age to work to support his family. At 38, he retired and moved to a small cottage in Ilfracombe, Devon, England with his wife and daughter. It was here that he produced 19 works over a span of nine years. In 1903, Allen wrote As A Man Thinketh which earned him praise world over. While he never attained fame or wealth, Allen influenced many popular self-help writers, including Napoleon Hill. Allen died in 1912, at the age of 47.

Inhaltsangabe

Lesson 1. Language and writing; Essay 1. Ancient Egyptian history; Lesson 2. Unliteral signs; Essay 2. Ancient Egyptian geography; Lesson 3. Multiliteral signs; Essay 3. Ancient Egyptian society; Lesson 4. Nouns; Essay 4. The gods; Lesson 5. Pronouns; Essay 5. The gods on Earth; Lesson 6. Adjectives; Essay 6. The king's names; Lesson 7. Adjectival and nominal sentences; Essay 7. Human nature; Lesson 8. Prepositions and adverbs; Essay 8. Death and the afterlife; Lesson 9. Numbers; Essay 9. Egyptian chronology; Lesson 10. Adverbial sentences; Essay 10. Maat; Lesson 11. Non-verbal sentences; Essay 11. The world before creation; Lesson 12. Verbs; Essay 12. The creation of the world; Lesson 13. The infinitival forms; Essay 13. The creative word; Lesson 14. The pseudo-verbal construction; Essay 14. The Memphite theology; Lesson 15. The imperative and particles; Essay 15. The creator; Lesson 16. The stative; Essay 16. Heresy; Lesson 17. The sdm.n.f; Essay 17. Phonology and writing; Lesson 18. The sdm.f; Essay 18. Egyptian literature; Lesson 19. The other forms of the suffix conjugation; Essay 19. Middle Egyptian wisdom literature; Lesson 20. Adverb clauses; Essay 20. Middle Egyptian stories; Lesson 21. Noun clauses; Essay 21. Historical texts; Lesson 22. Relative clauses; Essay 22. Religious texts; Lesson 23. The active participle; Essay 23. Hymns and poetry; Lesson 24. The passive participle; Essay 24. Non-literary texts; Lesson 25. Emphatic sentences; Essay 25. Letters; Lesson 26. Middle Egyptian grammar; Essay 26. Grammatical theory; Where to go from here; Sign list; Dictionary; Text references; Indices; Answers to the exercises.

Rezensionen

'The third edition breaks much new ground from the earlier editions, incorporating many new ideas on the verb, from the author's research. This book encourages the reader to consider the ancient language as a means of expression and not just a set of grammatical rules.' Nigel Strudwick, Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge