Middle Egyptian

The classical language of Egypt's Middle Kingdom is the tongue of its great inscriptions and literary texts, and Peter Beylage sets out its grammar across forty chapters designed for steady, self-guided study. Each feature is illustrated with quotations from Egyptian texts that reflect recent developments in how the language is understood, and similar or alternative constructions are compared side by side. Beylage also traces the influence of Old and Late Egyptian on the classical form.

Every chapter ends with exercises for practice and review, and a sign list and hieroglyphic word list at the back gather the vocabulary you need. A detailed outline makes it just as useful for looking up a single point of grammar as for working through from the start. It suits the serious student who wants to read inscriptions for themselves and keep a dependable reference within reach.