Decoding the Secrets of Egyptian Hieroglyphs. Episode 4, Napoleon in Egypt.
Material type: FilmPublisher number: 6733468 | KanopyPublisher: The Great Courses, 2016Publisher: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019Description: 1 online resource (streaming video file) (32 minutes): digital, .flv file, soundContent type:- two-dimensional moving image
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Bob Brier
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2016.
Explore how hieroglyphs, and the ability to read them, was rediscovered during Napoleon's invasion of Egypt. Along the way, you'll consider the birth of Egyptology and the role of ushabtis, statues of servants buried with prominent Egyptians so they could avoid having to work in the next world.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
In English