Volume 1

An account of some recent discoveries in hieroglyphical literature, and Egyptian antiquities. Including the Author's original alphabet, as extended by Mr. Champollion, with a translation of five unpublished Greek and Egyptian manuscripts / By Thomas Young.

  • Young, Thomas, 1773-1829.
Date:
1823
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: An account of some recent discoveries in hieroglyphical literature, and Egyptian antiquities. Including the Author's original alphabet, as extended by Mr. Champollion, with a translation of five unpublished Greek and Egyptian manuscripts / By Thomas Young. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS. SST) Page ΗΠ ΕΝ έτος ΙΧ CHAPTER 1. Introductory Sketch of the prevalent Opinions re- specting Hieroglyphics. - - - - «. . 1 CHAPTER 1]. Investigations founded on the Pillar of Rosetta . . 8 CHAPTER ITI. Additional Inferences, deduced from the Egyptian Manuscripts, and from other Monuments . . lo CHAPTER IV. Collections of the French.—Mr. Drovetti.— Mr. Cham- POLLO SED) ISCOUCT CS otal Pode «as νὸν 91 CHAPTER V. Illustrations of the Manuscripts te ibe ee bp eGrey) pe δῦ CHAPTER VI. Extracts from Diodorus and Herodotus ; relating to NS GTS ie RC Mee SES. PE ia ey vi he erat ae oT CHAPTER VII. Extracts from Strabo; Alphabet of Champollion ; Hieroglyphical and Enchorial Names . . . 116 CHAPTER VIII. Chronological History of the Ptolemies, extracted from Currous. AUthOTsmm ie. 062 Sop) noe) ᾿- -- APPENDIX I. Greek text of the Manuscripts and Registries . . 145 APPENDIX II. Specimens of Hieroglyphics. . . . + + + + + 188