Publisher's Synopsis

Budge gives the history of hieroglyphic writing, its evolution into hieratic and demotic scripts, and the fascinating tale of its decipherment by Young, Champollion, Åkerblad, and others.

Book information

ISBN: 9780486213941
Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
Imprint: Dover Publications
Pub date:
DEWEY: 493.1
DEWEY edition: 19
Language: English
Number of pages: 246
Weight: 272g
Height: 127mm
Width: 192mm
Spine width: 14mm