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Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs (2000)

door James P. Allen

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Middle Egyptian introduces the reader to the writing system of ancient Egypt and the language of hieroglyphic texts. It contains twenty-six lessons, exercises (with answers), a list of hieroglyphic signs, and a dictionary. It also includes a series of twenty-six essays on the most important aspects of ancient Egyptian history, society, religion, literature, and language. Grammar lessons and cultural essays allows users not only to read hieroglyphic texts but also to understand them, providing the foundation for understanding texts on monuments and reading great works of ancient Egyptian literature. This third edition is revised and reorganized, particularly in its approach to the verbal system, based on recent advances in understanding the language. Illustrations enhance the discussions, and an index of references has been added. These changes and additions provide a complete and up-to-date grammatical description of the classical language of ancient Egypt for specialists in linguistics and other fields.… (meer)

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We used Allen (along with Hoch) when I did the first year in Middle Egyptian, but I thought that there were some major issues with it (for example, he introduces the syntax of pronouns in chapter 5 but doesn't discuss the semantics of the various kinds of pronouns until much later on - this is partly because he introduces the morphology of verbs so late, I think). It might be much better as a modern reference grammar (because Gardiner is very old-fashioned) than a teaching grammar, but I'm not really advanced enough in the subject to be able to say anything intelligent about that! A lot of the problems would be solved, I think, if chapter 26 (the summary of the grammar) was moved to much earlier in the book as that's where a lot of the stuff (like the pronouns, and the verb forms) is tied together. (

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seshenibi | May 1, 2020 |

Allan's well-written and clear guide is an excellent resource for any student of Middle Egyptian.

Though it is commonly used in university courses on Middle Egyptian, Allen's work is also aimed at the self-teaching enthusiast - for instance, he devotes sections to the standard scholarly pronunciation of transcribed Egyptian, which one picks up automatically in a classroom, but would be very helpful for the solitary student.

I do miss Hoch's early and forceful emphasis on word order, which is so essential to advanced translation. Student with a background in linguistics find Hoch's (occasionally daunting) technical language simplifies instruction and his comparisons of Middle Egyptian words to Hebrew and Arabic are interesting, but there's no denying that Allan's book is much more accessible. (

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Cynara | Jun 17, 2008 |

The standard text for college courses in Middle Egyptian. Thorough explanations of grammar and vocabulary. Exercises are based on texts coming from actual museum pieces. (

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drj | Jan 24, 2007 |

The Ancient Egyptian verbal system finally explained! By the time you make it to chapter 25, Special Uses of the Relative Forms, it will all finally make sense. Excellent successor to [[Sir Alan Gardiner]]'s classic work.

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Middle Egyptian introduces the reader to the writing system of ancient Egypt and the language of hieroglyphic texts. It contains twenty-six lessons, exercises (with answers), a list of hieroglyphic signs, and a dictionary. It also includes a series of twenty-six essays on the most important aspects of ancient Egyptian history, society, religion, literature, and language. Grammar lessons and cultural essays allows users not only to read hieroglyphic texts but also to understand them, providing the foundation for understanding texts on monuments and reading great works of ancient Egyptian literature. This third edition is revised and reorganized, particularly in its approach to the verbal system, based on recent advances in understanding the language. Illustrations enhance the discussions, and an index of references has been added. These changes and additions provide a complete and up-to-date grammatical description of the classical language of ancient Egypt for specialists in linguistics and other fields.

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