the waddington Lending Library

Authors: Various

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Author: Bill Petty, PhD

The Egyptian Glyphary is part of Museum Tours’ series “The Essentials” books that anyone serious about the study of Egyptology will find useful.

This unique Egyptian language dictionary is called a Glyphary to distinguish it from dictionaries that list entries in strictly alphabetical order. Rather, it lists words based on the hieroglyphic signs that they contain, resulting in easier word look-up. One can find a word without knowing its beginning letter or its transliteration. A word can often be found even if part of the word is missing or unreadable.

It has been created to fill a need for a low cost, yet comprehensive, translation aid to hieroglyphs that is convenient to use. Its emphasis is on words found in monumental inscriptions, as opposed to words found strictly in papyri. The words it contains are most likely to be encountered on the monuments in Egypt or in museums. It contains a total of about 8,000 total entries, of which about 4,000 are unique. This compares favourably to the 2,500 entries in the vocabulary of Alan Gardiner’s “Egyptian Grammar”, and the 5,000 plus entries in Raymond Faulkner’s “Dictionary of Middle Egyptian”.

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Author: Sir Alan Gardiner

Although the first edition of the study appeared over seventy years ago, Gardiner’s Egyptian Grammar remains the most comprehensive presentation of Middle Egyptian available, and is still an essential reference tool for all advanced work in the language. The latest, third, edition, appeared in 1957 and is now in its tenth reprinting. After each new element of grammar the learner is given a set of exercises, and the book also contains useful resources such as a list of hieroglyphic signs and information about the development of the language.

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Author: E A Wallis Budge

Reprint of the 1911 ed. published by K. Paul, Trench, Trèubner, London, which was issued as v. 31 of Books on Egypt and Chaldaea.

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Author: Bill Manley

A brand-new and groundbreaking approach to reading hieroglyphs by a proven expert and teacher

A Step-by-step introduction to Egyptian hieroglyphs.

Assumes no knowledge of grammar or ancient languages.

Real texts used – unedited and without any simplification.

A ‘What You Need To Know’ scheme takes you through the inscriptions, starting with simple and moving through more complex texts, building up your knowledge and skills using the latest methods.

A Discover tomb inscriptions of the ruling elite, inscriptions of kings and a shrine of Tutankhamun.

Read monuments from museums across the world.

Photographs and line drawings elegantly and clearly present the ancient texts.

• Fact boxes bring to life the monuments of high officials and kings, giving glimpses of the society and beliefs of the ancient Egyptians.
• Reference word lists on kings, gods and hieroglyphic signs.

Essential reading for anyone interested in Ancient Egypt, hieroglyphs or ancient languages.

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Author: TGH James

From the earliest times the Egyptians used bold, bright colours to decorate their buildings, sculptures, papyri, coffins and funerary chests.

The large tomb-paintings in the British Museum are the most brilliant examples of their artistry but their love of colour shows also in the small vignettes of painted papyri.

This book surveys the whole range of Egyptian painting, illustrated chiefly by the wealth of material in the British Museum. T.G.H. James examines the material used by the ancient painters and explains the conventions and methods which governed their work. Within this tradition developed some great artists, whose work should be valued in its own right as well as for its incomparable record of Egyptian life 3000 years ago.

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Author: Christine Hobson

EXPLORING THE WORLD OF THE PHARAOHS is a complete guide to ancient Egypt. Fully illustrated with stunning photographs, maps and diagrams, it provides the modern traveller, student or enthusiast with all the information necessary to appreciate this giant among early civilizations. Contents include:

Survey of the land of Egypt and its history

The story behind each of the major sites

Profiles of the great international archaeologists

Gazetteer for the tourist, to serve as a guide through the whole of Egypt

Specially drawn explanatory diagrams of the great tombs, pyramids and temples

Detailed maps and site plans

Comparative time-line chronicling the rise and fall of civilizations in the ancient world

Chronology and list of the principal kings of ancient Egypt

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Author: Bob Brier

“At such moments the emotions evade verbal expression, complex and stirring as they are. Three thousand years and more had elapsed since men’s eyes had gazed into that golden coffin. Time, measured by the brevity of human life, seemed to lose its common perspectives before a spectacle so vividly recalling the solemn religious rites of a vanished civilization. But it is useless to dwell on such sentiments, based as they are on feelings of awe and human pity. The emotional side is no part of archaeological research. Here at last lay all that was left of the youthful pharaoh, hitherto little more than the shadow of a name”.

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Author: Bill Petty, PHD

The Hieroglyphic Sign List is part of Museum Tours’ series “The Essentials” books that anyone serious about the study of Egyptology will find useful. This paperback version of the Hieroglyphic Sign List was developed as an outgrowth of Museum Tours’ popular, pocket-sized Sign List book. By increasing its size we were able to overcome most of the limitations of the smaller book. It is not just a larger version of the spiral bound book. It has been completely re-edited and updated. Definitions have been expanded. Sign descriptions have been added. More relevant examples have been included. Words have been spelled out in glyphs as well as in transliteration. In order to maintain ease of use, the order and the numbering generally follow the sign list in Gardiner’s Egyptian Grammar. From Museum Tours Press

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