OLAC resources in and about the Egyptian language

ISO 639-3: egy

The combined catalog of all OLAC participants contains the following resources that are relevant to this language:

• Lexical resources
• Language descriptions
• Other resources about the language
• Other resources in the language

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Lexical resources

1. A concise dictionary of Middle Egyptian. Faulkner, Raymond Oliver, 1894-. 1962. Oxford : Printed for the Griffith Institute at the University Press by V. Ridler. oai:gial.edu:1752

Language descriptions

1. Middle Egyptian : an introduction to the language and culture of hieroglyphs. Allen, James P., 1945-. 2000. New York : Cambridge University Press. oai:gial.edu:12043
2. Egyptian grammar : being an introduction to the study of hieroglyphs. Gardiner, Alan Henderson, Sir, 1879-1963. 1957. Oxford : Griffith Institute, Ashmolean Museum. oai:gial.edu:16302
3. Egyptian language : easy lessons in Egyptian hieroglyphics with sign list. Budge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir, 1857-1934. 1966. New York : Dover Publications. oai:gial.edu:16635
4. The relationship of the Semitic and Egyptian verbal systems. Thacker, T. W. (Thomas William). 1954. Oxford : Clarendon Press. oai:gial.edu:17642
5. More about Egyptian hieroglyphs : a simplified grammar of Middle Egyptian. Watterson, Barbara. 1985. Edinburgh : Scottish Academic Press. oai:gial.edu:20050
6. Egyptian phonetic writing, from its invention to the close of the Nineteenth Dynasty. Edgerton, William F. 1940. [New Haven, etc. : American Oriental Society]. oai:gial.edu:20651
7. On the theory of writing. Edgerton, William F. 1952. Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago. oai:gial.edu:20653
8. Afroasiatic linguistics : volume seven. Sasse, Hans-Jürgen, 1943-; Malisdorf, Zafrira; Antinucci, Francesco; Pugielli, Annamaria; Bolozky, Shmuel; Devens, Monica S; Loprieno, Antonio; Barkai, Malachi. n.d. Monographic journals of the Near East. Afroasiatic linguistics, 0362-3637 ; v. 7, issues 1-6. oai:gial.edu:301
9. ONLINEGlottolog 5.0 Resources for Egyptian (Ancient). n.a. 2024. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:glottolog.org:egyp1246

Other resources about the language

1. The Egyptian temple : a lexicographical study. Spencer, Patricia. 1984. London ; Boston : Kegan Paul Intertnational. oai:gial.edu:15665
2. Egyptian hieroglyphs for everyone : an introduction to the writing of ancient Egypt. Scott, Henry Joseph, 1917-. 1968. New York : Funk & Wagnalls. oai:gial.edu:16633
3. Language and writing in ancient Egypt. Silverman, David P. 1990. The Carnegie series on Egypt. oai:gial.edu:18317
4. Stress, vowel quality, and syllable division in Egyptian. Edgerton, William F. 1947. [Chicago : University of Chicago Press]. oai:gial.edu:20654
5. Hieroglyphs without mystery : an introduction to ancient Egyptian writing. Roth, Ann Macy, 1954-. 1992. Austin : University of Texas Press. oai:gial.edu:22184
6. Ancient Egyptian : a linguistic introduction. Loprieno, Antonio. 1995. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press. oai:gial.edu:24046
7. ONLINELINGUIST List Resources for Egyptian. Damir Cavar, eLinguistics Foundation Board Member (editor); Malgorzata E. Cavar, Director of Linguist List (editor). 2022-05-31. The LINGUIST List (www.linguistlist.org). oai:linguistlist.org:lang_egy

Other resources in the language

1. The Egyptian Book of the dead : the Book of going forth by day : being the Papyrus of Ani (royal scribe of the divine offerings), written and illustrated circa 1250 B.C.E., by scribes and artists unknown, including the balance of chapters of the books of the dead known as the theban recension, compiled from ancient texts, dating back to the roots of egyptian civilization. Faulkner, Raymond Oliver, 1894-; Goelet, Ogden; Von Dassow, Eva; Wasserman, James, 1948-. 1994. San Francisco : Chronicle Books. oai:gial.edu:22987

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