Oxford Handbook of Egyptian Epigraphy and Palaeography

The unique relationship between word and image in ancient Egypt is a defining feature of that ancient culture''s records. All hieroglyphic texts are composed of images, and large-scale figural imagery in temples and tombs is often accompanied by texts. Epigraphy and palaeography are two distinct, but closely related, ways of recording, analyzing, and interpreting texts and images. This Handbook st...