Ancient Egypt Dictionary

A large anthology of Egyptian tales, hymns, litanies, and the Book of the Dead in translation. A single-volume gateway to the literary voice of ancient Egypt.

Epiphanius Wilson

Roeder's compact grammar of Middle Egyptian, a classic primer on the structure of the language. A rigorous starting point for serious students of hieroglyphic texts.

Gunther Roeder

A hands-on Brown University workbook that teaches hieroglyphs through calligraphy practice, vocabulary, and graded exercises. One of the most practical ways to start actually reading the script.

C. Casey

A step-by-step introduction to abnormal hieratic, the most difficult of all Egyptian scripts, taught through worked examples. A rare teaching resource for an otherwise inaccessible subject.

Koenraad Donker Van Heel

Workshop proceedings exploring how philosophers across history have read meaning into Egyptian hieroglyphs. A thoughtful look at the script as both writing and symbol.

Lucia Morra and Carla Bazzanella