出版社：Yale University Press 出版日期：7 Octubre 2008 语种：英语 页数：284 ISBN：978-0300143324 尺寸：21.4 x 14.2 x 2.4 cm 以上信息均为网络信息，仅供参考，具体以实物为准

《Hieroglyphs A Very Short Introduction》 by Penelope Wilson (Author) Product details Paperback: 144 pages Publisher: OUP Oxford (12 Aug. 2004) Language: English ISBN-10: 0192805029 ISBN-13: 978-0192805027 Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 1.3 x 11.2 cm Product Deion Hieroglyphs were far more than a language. They were an omnipresent and all-powerful force in communicating the messages of ancient Egyptian culture for over three thousand years; used as monumental art, as a means of identifying Egyptianness, and for rarefied communication with the gods. In this exciting new study, Penelope Wilson explores the cultural significance of the with an emphasis on previously neglected areas such as cryptography, the continuing decipherment into modern times, and examines the powerful fascination hieroglyphs still hold for us today. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost e