Egyptian hieroglyphs are the subject of endless fascination to many. This book aims to make the basics of hieroglyphs easy to understand. Explaining briefly the history and development of the language, it then gives the Egyptian alphabet and shows how simple it is to spell your own name using hieroglyphs. Also included is an introduction to the Pharaohs, the Gods, the Nile and the Egyptian calendar, the scribes, and the common texts in tombs, on statues, and in papyri helping you to recognise all the most common hieroglyphic words and phrases.