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Language, History, and Antiquarian Studies
Egyptian language, hieroglyphic symbolism, historical discovery, monuments, royal history, and early Egyptological studies.
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Texts
The Hieroglyphics of Horapollo — Alexander Turner CoryA translation of the Hieroglyphica of Horapollo Nilous, a late antique treatise purporting to explain the symbolic meanings of Egyptian hieroglyphic signs. Though partly fanciful, it preserves genuine knowledge of hieroglyphic symbolism and profoundly influenced Renaissance art and thought.The Rosetta Stone — E. A. Wallis BudgeA comprehensive study of the Rosetta Stone, including its history, discovery, and the story of its decipherment, along with the full text of the trilingual decree in English translation. Budge traces the intellectual race between Young and Champollion to unlock the hieroglyphic script.The Wisdom of the Egyptians — Brian BrownA survey of ancient Egyptian wisdom literature, religion, and culture, covering the story of Egypt, the Book of the Dead, Egyptian magic, the Rosetta Stone, Egyptian art, music, and the profound influence of Egyptian thought on the religions and philosophies of the ancient world.Tutankhamen — E. A. Wallis BudgeA study of the life, death, and tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamen, written in the immediate aftermath of Howard Carter's sensational 1922 discovery, placing the boy-king in his historical and religious context within the Eighteenth Dynasty and the aftermath of Akhenaten's monotheistic revolution.