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In "Decoding the Secrets of Egyptian Hieroglyphs", Professor Brier offers you the key to unlocking the mysteries of this amazing ancient language. Making this seemingly complex code accessible to anyone with a willingness to learn, his 24 lectures cover the basics of reading and writing hieroglyphs, including vocabulary words, number systems, and sentence structure. They also put your newfound knowledge to work, as you translate hieroglyphs found on some of ancient Egypt’s most intriguing sites and artifacts, from the Rosetta Stone to the temples at Abu Simbel to the tomb of Tutankhamen. Professor Brier opens up startling new worlds of discovery that will bring you closer than ever to a civilization that’s captivated us for millennia—and that will continue to do so for a long time to come.
Decoding the Secrets of Egyptian Hieroglyphs - Bob Brier, Ph.D. (2016) | YouTube playlist | mehranshargh | 25 videos | 29,015 views
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2 posted on 08/26/2025 10:12:37 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (NeverTrumpin' -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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To: SunkenCiv
Since the early days of Hieroglyphs, we've made quite a lot of progress, with the printing press, modern publishing, early computer days.

The peak was reached a few years ago, and now we devolve, back to essentially modern-day hieroglyphs.


4 posted on 08/26/2025 10:17:51 AM PDT by C210N (Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur.)
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