Tag: Egypt
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New (paid) review of “Cartouches” from @onlinebookclub.org
Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of “Cartouches, Field Guide and Identification Key” by John R. Sharp.] 5 out of 5 stars Share This Review FacebookTwitterLinkedInPinterestShare Cartouches: Field Guide and Identification Key by John R. Sharp is a book that provides a step-by-step guide for translating pictorial characters, known as hieroglyphs, into comprehensive text. Since translating…
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That same old chestnut!
What is the origin of the word “cartouche”? Once again, I have come across the popular, but I feel incorrect, folk etymology of the term “cartouche” (the oval frames within which royal and divine names were written in ancient Egypt), this time in a letter to the editor in the Spring issue of Biblical Archeology…
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