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The Keys of Egypt: The Race to Crack the Hieroglyph Code
The Keys of Egypt The Race to Crack the Hieroglyph Code
Author: Lesley Adkins, Roy Adkins
When Napoleon invaded Egypt in 1798, his troops were astonished to find countless ruins covered with hieroglyphs -- remnants of a language lost in time. Egyptomania spread throughout Europe with their return, and the quest to decipher the hieroglyphs began in earnest, for it was understood that fame and fortune awaited the scholar who succeeded....  more »
ISBN-13: 9780060953492
ISBN-10: 0060953497
Publication Date: 11/2001
Pages: 368
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Publisher: Perennial
Book Type: Paperback
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