Chasing Hieroglyphs: My Journey to Egypt
Chasing Hieroglyphs: My Journey to Egypt
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Two years after cracking the hieroglyphic code through the word Ramses on the Rosetta Stone, Jean-Francois Champollion embarked on an expedition to Egypt on 31 July 1828. France was at war with the sultan and a pandemic gripped the world. In these diaries and letters to his brother, Champollion captures in riveting detail the voyages obstacles as he unravels ancient Egypts civilisation.
Jean-Francois Champollion died as a result of going to Egypt (like more than a third of his companions) on 4 March 1832, aged 41-at the height of his success. Professor Joyce Tyldesley is Professor of Egyptology at the University of Manchester and a writer and broadcaster.
About the Author
About the Author
<p>Jean-Francois Champollion is the founding father of Egyptology. Dr Joyce Tyldesley is Lecturer in Egyptology at the University of Manchester and acclaimed author of Egypt. She lives in Lancashire. Peter A. Clayton, is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquities of London, Honorary Member of the Institute of Archaeology, University College London, who has lectured widely in major museums and universities on Egyptology, archaeology. He wrote bestseller Chronicle of the Pharaohs translated in 15 languages and was managing editor of the British Museum Publications, as well as book reviews editor of The International Review of Ancient Art and Archaeology and Minerva. Martin Rynja is a publisher in London and previously translated Afghanistan by Chris Steel-Perkins.</p><br>
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