Learning and understanding of the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic language. The hieroglyphic script was the longest lived and earliest form of the Egyptian language. Its use was limited primarily to religious and monumental inscriptions, whereas a more cursive script called hieratic was preferred for administrative and epistolary purposes. Hieroglyphic Egyptian employs pictures of objects, each with its own value, to form a complex system in which some signs represent sounds (phonetic signs), and others represent meaning (logograms). All hieroglyphic signs can be divided into five basic types: Consonants or Monoliteral Signs, Bi-Consonant or Biliteral Signs, Tri-Consonants or Triliterals Signs, Logograms, and Determinatives. Monoliteral signs represent a single consonant like "b" or "p." Biliteral signs stand for two consonants like "ms," "km" or "kp." Triliteral signs stand for three consonant like "nfr" or "wsr."
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Requires Install add-on to run under Windows 7/8
Alas, the program might be wonderful but I should have paid attention to the date of the software (2003). Unfortunately the software would not install from the CD under Windows 7 nor could I get it to work using XP compatibility modes. I contacted the support desk for the software (AramediA) and they promptly provided a patch (add-on) that successfully installed the program (http://aramedia.com/Smiles/Egyptian.exe). All is well and my initial experience is very pleasing.
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Egyptian Hieroglyphs Made Easy by Professor Scott Noegel is an interactive CD-ROM designed with both the beginner through advanced student in mind. Ease into hieroglyphs with an introductory section devoted to guide you through the program. Sign recognition and word games build vocabulary and test pronunciation. Egyptian Hieroglyphs Made Easy is a complete course unlike anything on the market today.
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