Overview

Dive into the captivating language of ancient Egypt and uncover the secrets that hieroglyphs reveal about history, guided by an acclaimed Egyptologist. This course offers insights into the significance of hieroglyphs, their evolution, and their vital role in understanding ancient Egyptian civilization.

Course Content

1. Why Egypt Needed Hieroglyphs

• Duration: 33 min

• Description: Explore the necessity for writing in ancient Egypt, focusing on the Narmer Palette as a key standard.

2. The Ancient Egyptian Alphabet

• Duration: 29 min

• Description: Learn the hieroglyphic alphabet, with instructions on writing each symbol and transcribing your name.

3. How a Language Becomes Lost

• Duration: 31 min

• Description: Understand the factors that led to the loss of hieroglyphs, influenced by the rise of Christianity.

4. Napoleon in Egypt

• Duration: 32 min

• Description: Investigate the rediscovery of hieroglyphs during Napoleon’s invasion and the birth of Egyptology.

5. Early Attempts to Decipher the Rosetta Stone

• Duration: 32 min

• Description: Review early deciphering attempts of the Rosetta Stone and the mistakes made by scholars.

6. William Bankes and the Keys to Decipherment

• Duration: 31 min

• Description: Discover key findings that aided in deciphering hieroglyphs and understanding ancient Egyptian culture.

7. Jean-François Champollion Cracks the Code

• Duration: 31 min

• Description: Learn about Champollion’s pivotal contributions, including reading biliterals in hieroglyphs.

8. Suffix Pronouns and the Hieroglyphs of Ptah

• Duration: 32 min

• Description: Work with suffix pronouns and learn about the creator god Ptah in Egyptian religion.

9. The Immortal Scribe

• Duration: 31 min

• Description: Continue practice with suffix pronouns and delve into the significance of the scarab beetle hieroglyph.

10. Hieroglyphs and the Bible

• Duration: 31 min

• Description: Apply hieroglyphs to biblical questions, exploring their relevance to stories from Exodus.

11. Dependent Pronouns and the Passive Voice

• Duration: 31 min

• Description: Learn about dependent pronouns and the first expedition to copy hieroglyphs.

12. Past Tense and Adjectives

• Duration: 28 min

• Description: Work with past tense in hieroglyphic sentences and expand vocabulary to include adjectives.

13. New Ideograms Related to the Gods

• Duration: 31 min

• Description: Uncover the ideograms for various gods and their significance in ancient Egyptian belief.

14. Names of the Pharaohs

• Duration: 32 min

• Description: Explore how kings wrote their names and the development of their royal titles.

15. Ancient Egyptian Numbers

• Duration: 31 min

• Description: Learn about writing numbers used in taxation and record-keeping.

16. The Egyptian Calendar

• Duration: 29 min

• Description: Discover how the ancient Egyptian calendar was organized and its importance to the nation.

17. Names of the Gods

• Duration: 31 min

• Description: Identify names of deities in hieroglyphs and their stories.

18. Negation in Ancient Egyptian Sentences

• Duration: 33 min

• Description: Understand how negation works in hieroglyphic sentences and explore ancient amulets.

19. Reading Hieroglyphic Jewelry

• Duration: 31 min

• Description: Decipher hieroglyphs on ancient jewelry and their deeper meanings.

20. Palimpsests: When Scribes Make Mistakes

• Duration: 32 min

• Description: Examine how mistakes were made and recognized in ancient hieroglyphs.

21. An Ancient Egyptian Prayer for the Dead

• Duration: 33 min

• Description: Analyze hieroglyphic prayers found in tombs and their significance.

22. Translating the Tomb of Perneb

• Duration: 32 min

• Description: Tour the hieroglyphs in the Tomb of Perneb, focusing on their meaning and function.

23. Translating Tutankhamen’s Tomb

• Duration: 31 min

• Description: Investigate the hieroglyphs found in King Tut’s tomb and their historical context.

24. King Tut’s Magic Mirror and Sarcophagus

• Duration: 34 min

• Description: Decode the inscriptions on Tutankhamen’s artifacts and learn tips for continuing your hieroglyph studies.