While in egypt and at museums elsewhere since i was able to read and understand writing on sarcophagi tomb walls etc learning with this book requires a bit of dedication and a willingness to practice but the effort sure pays off i highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to read ancient egyptian hieroglyphs for him or herself. Determine in which direction hieroglyphs should be read hieroglyphs can actually be read in almost any direction left to right right to left and top to bottom to determine how to read a specific set of glyphs start by locating a glyph with a head if the head is facing to the left start reading from the left and work you way towards the . How to read egyptian hieroglyphs a step by step guide to teach yourself revised edition by mark collier author bill manley author richard parkinson illustrator july 2003 first edition hardcover 3395 title details rights selected countries pages 192 isbn 9780520239494 trim size 65 x 925 illustrations 200 b w illustrations. This item how to read egyptian hieroglyphs a step by step guide to teach yourself revised edition by mark collier hardcover 2091 only 13 left in stock more on the way ships from and sold by amazoncom. Synopsis a practical teach yourself course on ancient egyptian hieroglyphs for the general reader in this text the grammar of ancient egypt is introduced using the inscriptions found on monuments with an emphasis on learning to read and translate accurately a series of 43 exercises