The Little Book of Egyptian Hieroglyphs

This is a simple introduction to Egyptian hieroglyphs designed for the complete beginner.

It aims to make the basics of hieroglyphs easy to understand.

Explaining briefly the history and development of the language, it then gives the Egyptian alphabet and shows how simple it is to spell your own name using hieroglyphs.

The book also includes an introduction to the Pharoahs, the Gods, the Nile and the Egyptian calendar, the scribes and the common texts in tombs, on statues and in papyrii helping you to recognize the most common hieroglyphic words and phrases.