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Penelope Wilson
Sacred Signs: Hieroglyphs in Ancient Egypt
Hay Festival 2003,
Hieroglyphs were far more than a language. They were an omnipresent and all-powerfull force in communicating the messages of ancient Egyptian culture for over three thousand years, used as monumental art, as a means of identifying Egyptian-ness and for rarified communication with the gods. Wilson explores the cultural significance of the script.