Item Seed: The Breasted Lexicon.

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The Breasted Lexicon

 

Upon first look, this set of three standard sized, spiral bound notebooks seems utterly mundane.  The notebooks are filled with hand drawn Egyptian hieroglyphics and their English translations; at two words per page, there are twelve hundred of the most common ancient Egyptian words (arranged alphabetically by English translation), featuring the etymology of the word over time.  The text is clearly from one hand; neat, precise, using standard ballpoint ink (the pen was clearly replaced several times during the transcription), and making few mistakes.  No signature or name is associated with the handwriting, and there is surprisingly little in the way of marginalia, or even wear.

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