Essay on Dr. Young's and M. Champollion's phonetic system of hieroglyphics; with some additional discoveries [and the genealogical table of Abydos, by W.J. Bankes] By which it may be applied to decipher the names of the ancient kings of Egypt and Ethiopia / By Henry Salt.

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Essay on Dr. Young's and M. Champollion's phonetic system of hieroglyphics; with some additional discoveries [and the genealogical table of Abydos, by W.J. Bankes] By which it may be applied to decipher the names of the ancient kings of Egypt and Ethiopia / By Henry Salt.