Communication, Transportation, and Exploration
2615-332: Chapter Four: Communication, Transportation, and Exploration
by STEVE VINSON
CONTENTS
TOPICS IN COMMUNICATION, TRANSPORTATION, AND EXPLORATION
The King of Babylonia Learns a Little Geography (Amarna Letter 7) 74
The Dialects of Coptic 76
Egyptian Words in English 78
Interpreters and Ambassadors 79
The Royal Reed: Papyrus 82
Mardi Gras on the Nile 83
Herodotus Describes the Construction of an Egyptian Boat 84
“Flaiming” Egyptian Style 89
Deciphering Hieroglyphics 90
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