| Description |
1 online resource (24 video files (approximately 720 min.)) : sound, color. |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
| Series |
The great courses. History. Ancient history |
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Great courses (DVD). Modern history. Ancient history.
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| Contents |
Episode 1 Why Egypt Needed Hieroglyphs Episode 2 The Ancient Egyptian Alphabet Episode 3 How a Language Becomes Lost Episode 4 Napoleon in Egypt Episode 5 Early Attempts to Decipher the Rosetta Stone Episode 6 William Bankes and the Keys to Decipherment Episode 7 Jean-François Champollion Cracks the Code Episode 8 Suffix Pronouns and the Hieroglyphs of Ptah Episode 9 The Immortal Scribe Episode 10 Hieroglyphs and the Bible Episode 11 Dependent Pronouns and the Passive Voice Episode 12 Past Tense and Adjectives Episode 13 New Ideograms Related to the Gods Episode 14 Names of the Pharaohs Episode 15 Ancient Egyptian Numbers Episode 16 The Egyptian Calendar Episode 17 Names of the Gods Episode 18 Negation in Ancient Egyptian Sentences Episode 19 Reading Hieroglyphic Jewelry Episode 20 Palimpsests Episode 21 An Ancient Egyptian Prayer for the Dead Episode 22 Translating the Tomb of Perneb Episode 23 Translating Tutankhamen's Tomb Episode 24 King Tut's Magic Mirror and Sarcophagus. |
| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Performer |
Lecturer, Bob Brier. |
| Summary |
Noted Egyptologist Bob Brier's Decoding the Secrets of Egyptian Hieroglyphs is the key to unlocking this ancient language. In 24 lectures, you'll cover the basics of reading and writing hieroglyphs, including vocabulary words, number systems, and sentence structure. You'll also translate hieroglyphs found on ancient sites and artifacts, such as the temples at Abu Simbel and the tomb of Tutankhamen. |
| Audience |
Rated TVPG. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Egyptian language -- Writing, Hieroglyphic.
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Egyptian language -- History.
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Egypt -- Civilization.
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| Added Author |
Brier, Bob, presenter, author.
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Hopkins, Brandon.
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| Added Title |
hoopla (Digital media service)
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| Music No. |
MWT11863052 |
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