Egyptian Hieroglyphic Grammar A Handbook for Beginners

by Roeder, Gunther

• ISBN13: 9780486425092
• ISBN10: 0486425096
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-12-30
• Publisher: Dover Publications

Summary

Written and spoken for about 4,000 years in ancient Egypt, Egyptian is no longer a living language. But while Arabic is the major language of that country today, Egyptian is still used by students, historians, and archaeologists studying this remote civilization. They traditionally begin by studying Middle, or Classical, Egyptian, which is written in hieroglyphic script. This compact handbook for beginners starts with a discussion of the nature of Middle Egyptian and its script, followed by instructions for forming nouns, pronouns, adjectives, numerals, verbs, and other grammatic elements. A list of hieroglyphs, a vocabulary section, and reading exercises complete a book that will aid students of Egyptology and anyone interested in the culture of ancient Egypt. Unabridged republication of the edition published by Humphrey Milford, London, 1920.

Table of Contents

Literature	p. VII
Chronological Table [section] 1--6	p. 1
Nature of the Language and of its Script [section] 7--9	p. 2
Script [section] 10--19	p. 4
Preliminary Survey [section] 20--28	p. 9
Phonology [section] 29--34	p. 12
Noun [section] 35--48	p. 15
General [section] 35--41
Adjective [section] 42--45
Numerals [section] 46--48
Pronoun [section] 49--59	p. 21
Particles [section] 60--70	p. 25
Preposition sand Conjunctions [section] 60--64
Adverbs and Particles [section] 65--70
Verb [section] 71--130	p. 30
Stem [section] 71--79
Conditional forms [section] 80--82
Suffix conjugation [section] 83--96
Predicate [section] 97--98
Imperative [section] 99--103
Infinitive [section] 104--111
Participles [section] 112--117
Relative forms [section] 118--120
Auxiliary Verb [section] 121--130
Syntax (The Sentence) [section] 131--141	p. 48
Order of Words and Emphasis in Principal Sentences [section] 131--133
Special Kinds of Sentences [section] 134--141
List of Hieroglyphs	p. 54
Vocabulary	p. 63
Notes on the Reading Exercises	p. 80
Index	p. 86
Reading Exercises	p. 1
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