[ Egypt, Ancient ] BUDGE, Sir E. A. Wallis.

An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary; with an Index of English Words, King List and Geographical List with Indexes, List of Hieroglyphic characters, Coptic and Semitic Alphabets, etc. [ Two volumes, Complete ].

New York, NY: Dover Publications Inc., ND [ 1978 ]. Reprint. Softcovers. Quartos. Two volumes, complete. Oversize paperbacks.Vol.I: xllviii + 580pp.; Vol.II: [754pp.] Index, b&w illustrations. A reprint of Budge's monumental work on the Egyptian language, first published in 1920. It contains over 25,000 words or phrases that occur in texts ranging from the old Kingdom through to Ptolemaic Egypt, in heiroglyphic form, with transliteration and translation. Contents: Dedication; Introduction, List of Authorities Quoted or Referred to; List of Hieroglyphic Characters; Coptic, Semitic and Persian Cuneiform Alphabets, Egyptian Dictionary, List of Kings' Names; List of Countries, Cities, Towns, etc.; Index of English Words; Index of Kings' Names; Index of Geographical Names; Geographical Names in Coptic, Greek Hebrew, Assyrian, Syriac, Arabic, etc., List of Coptic Words quoted in the Dictionary; List of Non-Egyptian Words quoted in the Dictionary - Greek Hebrew, Assyrian, Syriac, Arabic, etc. Covers lightly rubbed, edges a bit chafed, top edge lightly foxed, else a tight, clean VG+ set of this important reference. Due to the size additional shipping to that autmatically quoted will probably be required to most destinations. Item #68842
ISBN: 0486236153

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