Hieroglyphs Without Mystery: An Introduction to Ancient Egyptian Writing
by Karl-Theodor Zauzich
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Manufacturer: Univ of Texas Pr
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 493.1
EAN: 9780292730601
ISBN: 0292730608
Label: Univ of Texas Pr
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 121
Publication Date: 1992-11
Publisher: Univ of Texas Pr
Studio: Univ of Texas Pr
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Book
Comment: This book is great. It is really easy in the directions it provides for hieroglyphs.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Hieroglyphs w/o Mystery
Comment: I am finding the subject matter very easy to comprehend and enjoy the learning experience. It is very basically written, which meets my level of knowledge in this field.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Interesting, but without much depth
Comment: If you are interested in Egyptian hieroglyphics and wish to get a quick idea of how they work,
"Hieroglyphs Without Mystery" will be a useful book for you. Perhaps the sort of volume that might
be of interest to read prior to that vacation in Egypt or the visit to the Egyptian collection
someplace. Beyond that, it is of very limited usefulness. In particular, if you are interested in
actually learning hieroglyphics in any serious manner, this book will be of minor or no use and
is best bypassed for other texts. The hieroglyphic vocabulary is thin and many of the basic concepts
of the language are never explored. If you have to know that your owl before the viper needs a reed
leaf to mean "in it", but does not need one when it is before "pr" (house) to mean "in the house",
this book will not be the one to tell you. On the positive side, the book does present some very
nice photographic examples of artifacts with the translations of their text broken down by
line/phrase. For this reason only, it may be of more than passing interest to a student of
hieroglyphs.
In summary, if you want to really learn hieroglyphs and middle Egyptian, other books are more
appropriate. If you want a quick read and are not intent on a real understanding in depth, this
book will fill your need.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A very easy beginner's book
Comment: If you expect to be able to read hieroglyphs, then you'll be disappionted in this book. But if you need something to start with, if you want a closer look at the "alphabet" of hieroglyphs, and a first look at Egyptian grammar - then this is a great book. I do suspect though that it is better in German, and is also more appealing to Europeans than to others because of the author's methods of teaching (decidedly European). The translator has done a good job, but still, the general feel of the book is very German. The exercises are quite few, too.
I give this four stars anyway, because one thing that is really good with this book is that it isn't hard to follow. At all.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A great primer
Comment: Hieroglyphs without Mystery by Karl-Theodor Zauzich.
Of the four basic texts I have on learning hieroglyphs, this book is perhaps the simplest of the four to use. It has a basic vocabulary and basic grammar building. The exercises and the flow of the book didn't appeal to me as much as Collier and Manley's, but that might be due to the fact it is translated from German (I have studied German, but not well enough, alas, to attempt to read hieroglyphs through German if I can avoid it!). This book also incorporates a transliterated system to aid learning.
I appreciated the honest in the first sentence: 'This is this first point to remember: Egyptian hieroglyphic writing was mastered in its own time by many people, most of whom were no more geniuses than present-day people (or Egyptologists) are.'
Sometimes the study of something such as hieroglyphs can be unnecessarily intimidating; this book reduces anxiety by reducing the language to easily understood components of vocabulary and grammar.
This book would make a good volume for self-study, for church or study groups to use for informal learning, and for one-semester courses for those interested in ancient history or ancient languages.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Book
Comment: This book is great. It is really easy in the directions it provides for hieroglyphs.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Hieroglyphs w/o Mystery
Comment: I am finding the subject matter very easy to comprehend and enjoy the learning experience. It is very basically written, which meets my level of knowledge in this field.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Interesting, but without much depth
Comment: If you are interested in Egyptian hieroglyphics and wish to get a quick idea of how they work,
"Hieroglyphs Without Mystery" will be a useful book for you. Perhaps the sort of volume that might
be of interest to read prior to that vacation in Egypt or the visit to the Egyptian collection
someplace. Beyond that, it is of very limited usefulness. In particular, if you are interested in
actually learning hieroglyphics in any serious manner, this book will be of minor or no use and
is best bypassed for other texts. The hieroglyphic vocabulary is thin and many of the basic concepts
of the language are never explored. If you have to know that your owl before the viper needs a reed
leaf to mean "in it", but does not need one when it is before "pr" (house) to mean "in the house",
this book will not be the one to tell you. On the positive side, the book does present some very
nice photographic examples of artifacts with the translations of their text broken down by
line/phrase. For this reason only, it may be of more than passing interest to a student of
hieroglyphs.
In summary, if you want to really learn hieroglyphs and middle Egyptian, other books are more
appropriate. If you want a quick read and are not intent on a real understanding in depth, this
book will fill your need.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A very easy beginner's book
Comment: If you expect to be able to read hieroglyphs, then you'll be disappionted in this book. But if you need something to start with, if you want a closer look at the "alphabet" of hieroglyphs, and a first look at Egyptian grammar - then this is a great book. I do suspect though that it is better in German, and is also more appealing to Europeans than to others because of the author's methods of teaching (decidedly European). The translator has done a good job, but still, the general feel of the book is very German. The exercises are quite few, too.
I give this four stars anyway, because one thing that is really good with this book is that it isn't hard to follow. At all.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A great primer
Comment: Hieroglyphs without Mystery by Karl-Theodor Zauzich.
Of the four basic texts I have on learning hieroglyphs, this book is perhaps the simplest of the four to use. It has a basic vocabulary and basic grammar building. The exercises and the flow of the book didn't appeal to me as much as Collier and Manley's, but that might be due to the fact it is translated from German (I have studied German, but not well enough, alas, to attempt to read hieroglyphs through German if I can avoid it!). This book also incorporates a transliterated system to aid learning.
I appreciated the honest in the first sentence: 'This is this first point to remember: Egyptian hieroglyphic writing was mastered in its own time by many people, most of whom were no more geniuses than present-day people (or Egyptologists) are.'
Sometimes the study of something such as hieroglyphs can be unnecessarily intimidating; this book reduces anxiety by reducing the language to easily understood components of vocabulary and grammar.
This book would make a good volume for self-study, for church or study groups to use for informal learning, and for one-semester courses for those interested in ancient history or ancient languages.
Marveling over the tomb treasures of Ramses II and Tutankhamen that have toured U.S. and European museums in recent years, visitors inevitably wonder what the mysterious hieroglyphs that cover their surfaces mean. Indeed, everyone who is fascinated by ancient Egypt sooner or later wishes for a Rosetta stone to unlock the secrets of hieroglyphic writing. Hieroglyphs without Mystery provides the needed key. Written for ordinary people with no special language skills, the book quickly demonstrates that hieroglyphic writing can be read, once a few simple principles are understood. Zauzich explains the basic rules of the writing system and the grammar and then applies them to thirteen actual inscriptions taken from objects in European and Egyptian museums. By following his explanations and learning the most commonly used glyphs, readers can begin to decode hieroglyphs themselves and increase their enjoyment of both museum objects and ancient Egyptian sites. Even for the armchair traveler, learning about hieroglyphs opens a sealed door into ancient Egyptian culture. In examining these inscriptions, readers will gain a better understanding of Egyptian art, politics, and religion, as well as language. This popular book was originally published in Germany in 1980 as Hieroglyphen ohne Geheimnis.
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