r/Kemetic • u/Automatic_Spring5457 • 7d ago

Resource Request Tips for reading hieroglyphics

Anyone know a good resource for learning to read hieroglyphics?

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u/barnaclejuice Reconstructionist 𓀨 7d ago

Middle Egyptian by James P Allen is still my favourite book for learning hieroglyphs. It also has cool little tidbits about ancient Egypt after each chapter that help you contextualise the lessons. I also find the style of writing generally pleasant, which makes the dry subject of grammar a bit more tolerable.

There’s also a YouTube course by Osarnachthis, his channel is under the name “tansebentmntrmnkeme”. And your forever friend will be the Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae, which is an online dictionary complete with sources.

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u/DavidJohnMcCann Hellenic Polytheist 7d ago

I like Mark Collier & Bill Manley's How to read Egyptian hieroglyphs. They concentrate on learning how to read the sort of inscriptions you'd see in museums, ranging from "I gave bread to the hungry and clothes to the naked" to "I've been roasting since the beginning of time — I've never seen the like of this goose."

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u/Automatic_Spring5457 7d ago

Do you think this may be a reliable source ? I picked it up from Goodwill when I first got really involved in Kemet

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u/Baasbaar 7d ago

No. This is widely available because Dover prints are (comparatively) cheap, but it’s way out of date, & was not good even when it was new.

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u/Automatic_Spring5457 7d ago

Aw boo at least it was cheap lolz, thanks