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PREFACE TO "AMARIGNA & TIGRIGNA QAL HIEROGLYPHS FOR BEGINNERS" BY FIKRE TOLOSSA, Ph.D. LITERATURE
This dictionary attempts to provide proof that the ancient language of the Egyptians, whose alphabet is known as the hieroglyphs, had something to do with the Ethiopian and Eritrean languages, Amharic and Tigrigna. According to the author, the vocabulary and concepts of Amharic and Tigrigna are concealed in the hieroglyphs. A person who can read hieroglyphs and knows Amharic and Tigrigna can decipher the mystery hidden behind the hieroglyphs. While it will be a great surprise to the world at large if Mr. Legesse Allyn’s discovery proves to be valid, it might not be that big of a surprise to Ethiopians and Eritreans in particular. This is because it is a known fact that ancient people of today's regions of Ethiopia and Eritrea have ruled Egypt. Given this fact, it is no wonder if they had left their impact and contribution to Egyptian civilization in a much broader sense, even from its beginnings, as Mr. Legesse Allyn asserts. Mr. Legesse Allyn is not a conventional Egyptologist per se, even though he has been studying Egypt and the hieroglyphs for the past 20 years. The truth that he is of Ethiopian descent has contributed immensely to the understanding of his claims. If one considers him to be an amateur Egyptologist, history has revealed amateurs who have discovered or invented new things which experts in a given field failed to discover or invent. As such, if his discovery is real, it is phenomenal and revolutionary. Its impact on the study of hieroglyphs, Amharic and Tigrigna languages, as well as on the history of Egypt, Ethiopia, and Eritrea, is tremendous. Moreover, open-minded Egyptologists, as well as those who study the regions of today's Ethiopia and Eritrea, can benefit a lot from his work. Even the skeptics will have to examine it before they decide to reject or accept it. If I were an Egyptologist (or even an Ethiopist), I would grab this book immediately and read it frantically. I would also be prompted to study right away Ethiopian and Eritrean languages, such as Amharic and Tigrigna, to delve into the world Mr. Legesse Allyn asserts his research has uncovered. Fikre Tolossa, Ph.D. Literature Ethiopian Poet-Playwright July 29, 2009 Vallejo, California |
Below is a 14-word sample page from the book (the actual book contains over 600 hieroglyphic words).
To view the two Egyptologist discussions about this book on the HallOfMaat.com message board, go to http://debate.firstwrittenlanguage.com and http://debate2.firstwrittenlanguage.com  NOTES: The right side of each page features a reprint of a hieroglyphic word reprinted with permission from the Dover Publications edition of "An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary," by E.A. Wallis Budge. The left side of the page shows the actual Amarigna or Tigrigna word (two related languages from today's regions of Ethiopia and Eritrea) that the hieroglyph represents, matched to each hieroglyph by Legesse Allyn in Amarigna & Tigrigna Qal Hieroglyphs for Beginners. Only by reading the hieroglyphs in Amarigna and Tigrigna can you see the true relationships between pronunciation and hieroglyphic picture-letters. An example of properly distinguishing between hieroglyphic letters is seen below with the n/m hieroglyph. For example, what Egyptologists believed only represented an n, can now be seen as primarily utilized for the m sound (  ). This is apparent in the words on the above page, məkhan (me-kan), mashäsh (ma-shesh), and mäqämat (me-ke-mat).The letter is from the Tigrigna word for water, may (ma-ee), although most hieroglyphic letters are derived from letters in Amarigna words. Many may hieroglyphic letters preceding a word appear as the me- or ma- prefixes that form an infinitive, such as in the word, mägämgäm (me-gem-gem) that means to evaluate, as opposed to gemegeme (ge-me-ge-me), which is evaluate.But the may hieroglyphic letter was also used as an n,as seen in one hieroglyphic form of the word, ngd (ne-ged), as well as tänqäCH'aqäCH'ä (ten-ke-cha-ka-che), nata (na-ta), and natka (nat-ka).With the over 600 hieroglyphic words listed in Amarigna & Tigrigna Qal Hieroglyphs for Beginners, proper usage, pronunciation, and meanings of hieroglyphic words become crystal clear. There is so much for you to discover in Amarigna & Tigrigna Qal Hieroglyphs for Beginners! ISBN: 1448656591 EAN-13: 9781448656592 Library of Congress Control Number: 2009908238 |
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