Charles E. Nichols

English to Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary Charles E. Nichols

An English to Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary with the entries in English alphabetical order. Intended for beginning students it contains many of the most commonly encountered hieroglyphic words and a few of the more obscure words and spellings. Contents include the major parts of speech; Substantives (nouns), names of gods, epithets, place names (toponyms), adjectives (including nisba/nisbe), adverbs, verbs (including causal), prepositions, pronouns (suffix, prefix, dependent and independent), etc. It intentionally omits certain hieroglyphs which are better covered in grammar texts (e.g., unspoken particles, dates, number system); and the various transliteration schemes. The hieroglyphic alphabet in appended to the main body of the dictionary (lexicon) and includes both the traditional Gardiner notation and concise English descriptions.