Author : Joshua Aaron Roberson
Release : 2020-07-06
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 047/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis A Lexicon of Ancient Egyptian Cryptography of the New Kingdom by : Joshua Aaron Roberson
Download or read book A Lexicon of Ancient Egyptian Cryptography of the New Kingdom written by Joshua Aaron Roberson. This book was released on 2020-07-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first synthesis on Egyptian enigmatic writing (also referred to as "cryptography") in the New Kingdom (c.1550-1070 BCE). Enigmatic writing is an extended practice of Egyptian hieroglyphic writing, set against immediate decoding and towards revealing additional levels of meaning. The first volume consists of studies by the main specialists in the field. This second volume is a lexicon of all attested enigmatic signs and values.