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Horapollo (from Horus Apollo; ) (5th century AD?) is the supposed author of a treatise, titled Hieroglyphica, on Egyptian hieroglyphs, extant in a Greek translation by a Philippus (also dating to 5th century).

Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Horapollon, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Hieroglyphica Horapollinis

Hieroglyphica Horapollinis

˜ Hierapollinis

˜ Hierapollinis

Hieroglyphicon liber I et liber II introductio cum figuris

Hieroglyphicon liber I et liber II introductio cum figuris

Hieroglyphica Horapollinis

Hieroglyphica Horapollinis

Hōru Apollōnos Neilōu Hieroglyphika :libri duo, vbi ad fidem vetusti codicis manu scripti restituta sunt loca permulta, corrupta ante ac deplorata = Ori Apollinis Niliaci, De Sacris notis & sculpturis

Hōru Apollōnos Neilōu Hieroglyphika :libri duo, vbi ad fidem vetusti codicis manu scripti restituta sunt loca permulta, corrupta ante ac deplorata = Ori Apollinis Niliaci, De Sacris notis & sculpturis

Hieroglyphica Horapollinis

Hieroglyphica Horapollinis

˜ Horapollinis

˜ Horapollinis

Hieroglyphica Horapollinis

Hieroglyphica Horapollinis

Johannis Pierii Valeriani Bellunensis hieroglyphica, sive de sacris Aegyptiorum aliorumque gentium litteris commentariorum (etc.)

Johannis Pierii Valeriani Bellunensis hieroglyphica, sive de sacris Aegyptiorum aliorumque gentium litteris commentariorum (etc.)

Ioannes Frobenivs Stvdiosis S. D. Damus nunc uobis Orum Apolline[m] Niliacu[m] de Hieroglyphicis : In quo ueteris Aegyptioru[m] sapientiae thesauru[m] reperietis ...

Ioannes Frobenivs Stvdiosis S. D. Damus nunc uobis Orum Apolline[m] Niliacu[m] de Hieroglyphicis : In quo ueteris Aegyptioru[m] sapientiae thesauru[m] reperietis ...

De Hieroglyphicis notes. A Bernardino Trebatio Videntino Latinitate donatus.

De Hieroglyphicis notes. A Bernardino Trebatio Videntino Latinitate donatus.

<<Horapollonis> Hieroglyphica graece et latine cum integris observationibus et notis Joann. Merceri et David. Hoeschelii et selectis Nicolai Caussini, curante Joanne-Cornelio de Pauw, qui suas observationes addidit (specimen Prunksaal)

<<Horapollonis> Hieroglyphica graece et latine cum integris observationibus et notis Joann. Merceri et David. Hoeschelii et selectis Nicolai Caussini, curante Joanne-Cornelio de Pauw, qui suas observationes addidit (specimen Prunksaal)

The Hieroglyphics of Horapollo Nilous [graece et anglice] by Alexander Turner-Cory. (With woodcuts.)

The Hieroglyphics of Horapollo Nilous [graece et anglice] by Alexander Turner-Cory. (With woodcuts.)

Hieroglyphica hoc est de sacris Aegyptiorum literis libelli duo de Graeco in Latinum sermonem a Philippo Phasianino nunc primum translati

Hieroglyphica hoc est de sacris Aegyptiorum literis libelli duo de Graeco in Latinum sermonem a Philippo Phasianino nunc primum translati

De hieroglyphicis notis, à Bernardino Trebatio Vicentino latinitate donatus

De hieroglyphicis notis, à Bernardino Trebatio Vicentino latinitate donatus

Hieroglyphica a Davide Hoeschelio ... correcta, suppleta, illustrata

Hieroglyphica a Davide Hoeschelio ... correcta, suppleta, illustrata

Polyhistor symbolicvs, electorum symbolorum, & Parabolarum historicarum stromata, XII. Libris complectens. (Hieroglyphica, graece et latine). (Alt-Prunk)

Polyhistor symbolicvs, electorum symbolorum, & Parabolarum historicarum stromata, XII. Libris complectens. (Hieroglyphica, graece et latine). (Alt-Prunk)

De Auguriis libri II. ... His adjecimus Ori Apollinis Niliaci de hieroglyphicis notis lib. II a Bernardino Vicentino latinitate donatos

De Auguriis libri II. ... His adjecimus Ori Apollinis Niliaci de hieroglyphicis notis lib. II a Bernardino Vicentino latinitate donatos

De sacris Aegyptiorum notis, aegyptiace expressis libri duo. Nunc primum in Latinum ac Gallicum sermonem conversi

De sacris Aegyptiorum notis, aegyptiace expressis libri duo. Nunc primum in Latinum ac Gallicum sermonem conversi

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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • Life
  • ''Hieroglyphica''
  • Select editions
  • See also
  • References
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Horapollo (from Horus Apollo; ) (5th century AD?) is the supposed author of a treatise, titled Hieroglyphica, on Egyptian hieroglyphs, extant in a Greek translation by a Philippus (also dating to 5th century).

==Life== Horapollo is mentioned by the Suda (ω 159) near Alexandria, during the reign of Zeno (AD 474&ndash;491).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Horapollon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.