Deciphering Egyptian Hieroglyphs in Muslim Heritage

Dr. Okasha El Daly (PhD), an Honorary Research Fellow, Institute of Archaeology, University College, London, has written a very stimulating article: Deciphering Egyptian Hieroglyphs in Muslim Heritage For more details see: Okasha El Daly, Egyptology: The Missing Millennium. Ancient Egypt in Medieval Arabic Writings. London: UCL Press, 2005.And online: Arabic Study of Ancient Egypt

Dr. El Daly writes" Most fascinating among these Arabic manuscripts is a work translated into English, published in London in 1806 by an eminent orientalist, Joseph Hammer. The title of this English translation is: "Ancient Alphabets and Hieroglyphic Characters Explained; with an Account of the Egyptian Priests, their Classes, Initiation, and Sacrifices in the Arabic Language by Ahmad Bin Abubekr Bin Wahishih".

This text is now available online, from google.books at:

Ancient Alphabets and Hieroglyphic Characters Explained: by Ahmad ibn 'Alī Ibn Wahshīyah, translated by Joseph Hammer-Purgstall , 1806, 136 pages. Arabic and English.