These 2 notebooks were published on the occasion of the bicentenary of the deciphering of the hieroglyphs by Jean-François Champollion the Young (1790-1832).
Notebook 1
Cover Recto
Statue of a scribe sitting cross-legged called The Seated scribe
4th Dynasty 2620-2500 BC, found at Saqqara
Painted limestone, eyes inlaid with rock crystal in copper H. 53,7; l. 44; Prof. 35 cm - Paris, musée du Louvre, département des Antiquités Égyptiennes
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Cover Verso and inside pages
Autograph manuscript of Jean-François Champollion the Young (1790 - 1832)
Egyptian grammar, or general principles of Egyptian sacred writing applied to the representation of the spoken language
Published in 1836 by Firmin Didot frères (Paris)
Paris, bibliothèque nationale de France, département des Manuscrits
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Notebook 2
Jean-François Champollion the Young (1790 - 1832)
Precise Hieroglyphic System of the Ancient Egyptians or Research on the primary elements of this sacred writing on their various combinations and on the relationship of this system with other Egyptian graphic methods, published by Truttel and Würtz (Paris), 1824
Paris, bibliothèque nationale de France, département des Manuscrits
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Small notebook 10 x 16 cm - 56 pages
Printed in France in compliance with environmental standards. Paper from sustainably managed forests.
© Rmn - Grand Palais, Paris 2022
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