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Discover the secrets of hieroglyphs, the language of the ancient Egyptians, with this innovative kit from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Learn the sounds and letters of the hieroglyphic alphabet, find out which symbols were thought to have magical powers, and read how this mysterious language was decoded after hundreds of years.
Then, with the alphabet chart as your guide, use the 24 hieroglyphic stamps and ink pad to write messages, create designs, and make cards.
| Price | Condition | Delivery | Seller | Action |
| $99.99 | Digital |
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Philip Fullman
reviewed The Metropolitan Museum of Art Fun with Hieroglyphs on November 29, 2013
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Fun with Hieroglyphs
Apparently some very cool kid in my neighborhood just outgrew a "crazy about ancient Egypt" phase and is donating their old Egypt stuff to the local thrift store. As a result, I recently acquired this nifty stamp set and booklet on Egyptian hieroglyphs. (And also a make-your-own-papyrus kit, which is totally separate, but also very interesting.)
Because Fun With Hieroglyphs is small, slim, and written for children, I didn't expect to learn a great deal of new or complicated information about ancient Egyptian writing. But once I started reading it, I was completely absorbed for twenty-five minutes. Following-my-roommate-around-the-apartment, starting-all-my-sentences-with-"Did-you-know..." kind of absorbed. I didn't even know how much I didn't know about ancient Egyptian writing! I don't know if the target audience (children) would find the technical details in the book interesting unless they are really into languages, but I thought it was neat and informative.
Now I want to stamp hieroglyphs on everything. Happily, holiday card season approaches . . .
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