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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
The name of Jean-Fran ois Champollion (1790 1832) will always be
associated with the decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphs.
Champollion himself was a child prodigy who had taught himself
numerous ancient languages in his teenage years, despite not having
received any formal education. In this 1824 work, he expands on the
discoveries he had previously outlined in 1822, giving a long and
systematic account of his research, which was based on the insight
of Thomas Young that clusters of hieroglyphs on the tri-lingual
Rosetta Stone could be matched to known Greek and Latin names. He
gave phonetic values to the signs, and then linked them to the
Coptic language (familiar from its use in the liturgy of the Coptic
Christian Church in Egypt), which he recognised as being descended
from ancient Egyptian. The work was originally published in two
volumes (the second being of illustrations), which are here bound
as one.
The first English translation of the Foundation of Egyptology of
Champollion le Jeune. Absolutely essential reading for anyone
interested in Egyptology.
This is the first time this Foundation of Egyptology has ever been
available in English It is published as cheaply as possible in
volumes to be affordable to any scholar.
The world's first translation into English of this foundation of
Egyptology. Scholar's edition. An exact copy of the original faces
each English page for reference. Volume 1 of 25, each about 46
pages. This first volume covers most of the introductory text.
Successive volumes will be published as fast as demand requires.
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