＊New York 　Metropolitan Museum of Art Edition 　Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs "Let's Play with Hieroglyphs" Stamp Set ＊Translated by Yoko Koyama ＊Price: 3200 yen ＊24 Special Stamps 　Hieroglyph Guidebook 　Stamp Pad ＊Published by Fukuinkan Shoten This set includes 24 special stamps of beautiful ancient Egyptian characters, a stamp pad, a Japanese syllabary chart, and a guidebook of about 70 pages. The guidebook is packed with historical explanations, as well as quizzes and puzzles to play with hieroglyphs. As it's the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art edition, it's full of fun and learning! The closing is magnetic and secure. It seems to be out of print now, so those in good condition are rare. For a long time, the reading and writing of hieroglyphs (ancient Egyptian characters) was a mystery. The Rosetta Stone, discovered at the end of the 18th century, paved the way for decipherment, and the mystery of hieroglyphs was solved through the decades-long efforts of scholars such as Young of Britain and Champollion of France. This set contains 24 special hieroglyph stamps. Because of the characteristic of hieroglyphs, "one character represents one sound," it was possible to convert them into Japanese. By converting katakana and hiragana into Roman letters, you can create sentences using hieroglyphs. In the 70-page commentary, you will be able to freely create messages as you read through the explanation, which is packed with information from the discovery of the Rosetta Stone to games and quizzes using hieroglyph stamps. You can even exchange secret letters with someone. This work, planned at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, has been published in English (America, Britain), French (France, Canada), German, Italian, and Spanish, and since its publication in 1990, 740,000 copies have already been sold worldwide as a unique play set. Recommended for self-reading: From elementary school mid-grades Used item, stored at home. Please understand.