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HIEROGLYPH LIBRARY Version 0.28a (freeware edition)

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Copyright (c) 2000, Simon Bidwell

E-Mail : ArchiveDigger@aol.com
Website : www.geocities.com/ancients_uk/hiero.htm

ABOUT THIS PROGRAM

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The HieroGlyph Library program is designed to give beginners to the ancient

Egyptian Hieroglyphics language a head-start. It offers the user access to some of
the most common symbols including all the 1 consonat symbols and over 200 other 2
and 3 consonant symbols. Each symbol can be selected in a number of different ways
and, once selected, is given both a transliteration and a translation, enabling the
user to get to grips with the Egyptian language faster.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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- Microsoft(R) Windows95 or 98. It may run under Windows NT or Windows 2000 with
some limitations and bugs. Be careful!

- About 2-10Mb free space at target installation drive.

INSTALLATION
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- Double click the file named Hiero028a.exe, the set-up wizard will then lead you
through the process of installation.

- To run the editor, just double-click the "HieroGlyph.exe" file, icon or Start
menu button.

UN-INSTALLATION
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- Double-Click the "Uninstall HieroGlyph Library" button in the Start menu, the
set-up wizard will then lead you through the progress of un-installation.

COPYRIGHT AND PERMISSIONS

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1. You MAY freely distribute this program in any format as long as this description
file and related files remains intact and unmodified.
2. This program is FREEWARE! It's mean you may freely use this program as long as
you want without paying to the author. However, you are only licensed to use it,
you are not owner of this program.
3. The program MAY NOT be distributed on a media (such as a CD-ROM, disk, internet,
or any transfered media) for which money are charged. The small amount of money may
charged for distribution cost only.
4. You MAY NOT modify the contents of this program in whole or in part without the
expressed written consent of the original author.

DISCLAIMER
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This program is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either expressed or
implied. The author will not be held responsible for any loss of information caused
as a result of using this software.

THANKS TO
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- Mark Collier & Bill Manley ("How to read Egyptian Hieroglyphs", British Museum
Press, 1998) for teaching me to read and understand the ancient and mysterious
language.

- Daemon (daemonh@yahoo.com) for the use of his yellow papyrus icons (and many
other useful icons).

- Hans van den Berg for the Hieroglyphic pictures used in this software.

- Click Team (http://www.clickteam.com) for the Installation Creation program used

as part of this software package.