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45.ANCIENT EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPHS FOR BEGINNERS

ThisbriefguidewaspreparedforthoseinquiringabouthowtoenterintoHieroglyphicstud-

iesontheirownathomeorinstudygroups.Firstofallyoushouldknowthatthereareafew

institutionsaroundtheworldwhichteachhowtoreadtheHieroglyphictextbutduetothe

natureofthestudythereareperhapsonlyahandfulofpeoplewhocanreadfluently.Itispos-

sibleforanyonewithaverageintelligencetoachieveahighlevelofproficiencyinreadingin-

scriptionsontemplesandartifacts;however,readingextensivetextsisanotherissueentirely.

However,thisintroductionwillgiveyouentryintothosetextsifassistedbydictionariesand

otheraids.MostEgyptologistshaveabasicknowledgeandkeepdictionariesandnoteshandy

whenitcomestodealingwithmoredifficulttexts.MedtuNeterortheAncientEgyptian

hieroglyphiclanguagehasbeenconsideredasa“DeadLanguage.”However,deadlanguages

havealwaysbeenstudiedbyindividualswhoforthemostparthavetaughtthemselves

throughvariousmeans.Thisbookwilldiscussthosemeansandhowtousethemmosteffi-

ciently. ISBN 1884564429$28.95

46. ON THE MYSTERIES: Wisdomof An Ancient Egyptian Sage -with Foreword by

Muata Ashby

Thisvolume,OntheMysteries,byIamblichus(Abamun)isauniqueformorscriptureoutof

theAncientEgyptianreligioustradition.Itiswritteninaformthatisnotusualorwhichis

notusuallyfoundintheremnantsofAncientEgyptianscriptures.Itisintheformofteacher

anddisciple,muchliketheEasternscripturessuchasBhagavadGitaortheUpanishads.This

formofwritingmaynothavebeennecessaryinAncienttimes,becausetheformatofteach-

inginEgyptwasdifferentpriortotheconquestperiodbythePersians,Assyrians,Greeksand