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The Egyptian hieroglyphic text Understanding Hieroglyphs: A Complete Introductory Guide is a modern primer on Egyptian language hieroglyphs, from the late 20th to early 21st century. It is a topical prose text, supplemented with graphical pictures comprising hieroglyphic text, as examples, and chapters supplemented with tables for explaining discussions, and introducing more complex hieroglyph word examples. The text is authored by Hillary Wilson, c. 1993.

Tables

The following 20 tables of hieroglyph words are used to augment some of the 10 chapters in the text:
(one-, two-, or multiple-column tables)

Table 1: Elements in Personal Names (adjectives)

Table 2: Elements in Personal Names (nouns)

Table 3: Elements in Personal Names (pronouns, prepositions, etc.)

Table 4: Royal Names and Titles

Table 5: Elements in Royal Names

Table 6: Place-Names 1

Table 7: Place-Names 2

Table 8: Key to Pyramid Sites (w/ map)
(Modern name (and Hieroglyph Name))

Table 9: Deities: Names and Titles 1

Table 10: Deities: Names and Titles 2

Table 11: Words and Titles Associated with Scribes

Table 12: Officialdom

Table 13: The Priesthood

Table 14: The Workmen

Table 15: Keeping Count

Table 16: The Calendar

Additionally following Table 7:

7A: Provinces of Lower Egypt

7B: Provinces of Upper Egypt

Some varieties of topics

The Scribe chapter has some introduction to cursive or linear hieroglyphs. Chapter 6, Officialdom, begins by using the scenes from the Scorpion Macehead. The chapter also translates four minor scarab artifacts.

The final Chapter 10, Marking Time, translates the famous label of Pharaoh Den; and – a Middle Egyptian stele of 14 horizontal lines, and an offering table scene, is translated to end the chapter and book.

References

Understanding Hieroglyphs: A Complete Introductory Guide Wikipedia

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Contents

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Some varieties of topics

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