Understanding Hieroglyphs: A Complete Introductory Guide
- ISBN-10
- 0760738580
- ISBN-13
- 9780760738580
- Category
- Egyptian language
- Pages
- 192
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- Barnes & Noble Publishing
- Author
- Hilary Wilson
Description
equilibrium , the ' Black Land ' was balanced by the ' Red Land ' the desert . The Egyptian word for the desert includes the flamingo hieroglyph which signifies the colour red . It is not impossible that the very word deserta entered ...
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