Budge Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis Libri

This monumental English dictionary of Egyptian hieroglyphics, long out of print and rare, was prepared by a leading Egyptologist. It features nearly 28,000 words or terms from hieroglyphic texts spanning the Third Dynasty to the Roman period (circa 3000 B.C. to 600 A.D.), making it the only complete English dictionary available. Essential for students, teachers, collectors, libraries, and museums, it is structured alphabetically, with each entry including the transliteration, hieroglyphic representation, English meaning, and often a source reference. The 915-page main dictionary covers all gods, goddesses, principal kings, and geographical names. Additionally, the introduction provides a comprehensive list of frequently used hieroglyphic characters, organized by pictorial similarity, along with their phonetic values and meanings. Extensive reference materials (over 550 pages) enhance its utility. The second volume contains an index of English words with 60,000 entries, creating a valuable English-Egyptian glossary. It also includes hieroglyphic lists of royal and geographical names, along with indexes for Coptic and non-Egyptian terms. The scholarly introduction outlines the history of decipherment and lexicography, citing key figures in the field and offering a full bibliography. Everything needed to study hieroglyphs is encompassed in these two volumes.