Egyptian Language

[Laudate_Dominum]

Anyone (I'm thinking Archaeology Cat in particular) ever studied ancient Egyptian language? Just curious. I've got some decent books on Middle Egyptian as I believe it would be the best base for studying Egyptian language in general. I'd like to explore the whole range up to the Coptic phase eventually. Just hoping someone around here is into this. Interested in advice, book recommendations, maybe website recommendations, et cetera. My goal is a very broad and general familiarity with the language and its history, not mastery. I'd like to be able to study Middle Kingdom texts in detail, but I don't aspire to become a real Egyptologist; I'm just an interested layman who loves ancient languages.

Thanks.

[Archaeology cat]

You'll want to get [url="http://www.amazon.com/English-Egyptian-Faulkners-Dictionary-Egyptian-Research/dp/0890030545"]Faulkner's dictionary[/url]. You're right about Middle Egyptian being the best base. To learn the basics, [url="http://www.amazon.com/Read-Egyptian-Hieroglyphs-Step-Step/dp/0520239490/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1269710441&sr=1-1"]Mark Collier's/Bill Manley's book[/url] is good. If I ever have time, I could scan in my instruction notes from my prof - he made his own curriculum for it. He's a language genius.

And ancient languages rock.

[Nihil Obstat]

I've got a photo of the Rosetta Stone if you want. I'm sure you could figure it out from that.

[Era Might]

[quote name='Archaeology cat' date='27 March 2010 - 01:24 PM' timestamp='1269710652' post='2081364']
You'll want to get [url="http://www.amazon.com/English-Egyptian-Faulkners-Dictionary-Egyptian-Research/dp/0890030545"]Faulkner's dictionary[/url]. You're right about Middle Egyptian being the best base. To learn the basics, [url="http://www.amazon.com/Read-Egyptian-Hieroglyphs-Step-Step/dp/0520239490/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1269710441&sr=1-1"]Mark Collier's/Bill Manley's book[/url] is good. If I ever have time, I could scan in my instruction notes from my prof - he made his own curriculum for it. He's a language genius.

And ancient languages rock.
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Did the ancient Egyptians have vowels?

Edited March 27, 2010 by Era Might

[Laudate_Dominum]

[quote name='Archaeology cat' date='27 March 2010 - 01:24 PM' timestamp='1269710652' post='2081364']
You'll want to get [url="http://www.amazon.com/English-Egyptian-Faulkners-Dictionary-Egyptian-Research/dp/0890030545"]Faulkner's dictionary[/url]. You're right about Middle Egyptian being the best base. To learn the basics, [url="http://www.amazon.com/Read-Egyptian-Hieroglyphs-Step-Step/dp/0520239490/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1269710441&sr=1-1"]Mark Collier's/Bill Manley's book[/url] is good. If I ever have time, I could scan in my instruction notes from my prof - he made his own curriculum for it. He's a language genius.

And ancient languages rock.
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Cool. If you get a chance I'd love more info. I've had Collier's & Manley's book for a couple of years now and I like it.

[Archaeology cat]

[quote name='Era Might' date='27 March 2010 - 05:49 PM' timestamp='1269712166' post='2081384']
Did the ancient Egyptians have vowels?
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They didn't write vowels, so we just insert random "e"'s to make it pronounceable.

[quote name='Laudate_Dominum' date='27 March 2010 - 06:13 PM' timestamp='1269713604' post='2081398']
Cool. If you get a chance I'd love more info. I've had Collier's & Manley's book for a couple of years now and I like it.
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Yeah, once I get a moment without needing to hold either of my children, I'll start scanning in the info from my prof.

[Laudate_Dominum]

[quote name='Archaeology cat' date='28 March 2010 - 05:14 AM' timestamp='1269767646' post='2081893']
Yeah, once I get a moment without needing to hold either of my children, I'll start scanning in the info from my prof.
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You're awesome.