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Scarabs of Hatshepsut (r. 1479-1458 BCE), 18th Dynasty, New Kingdom of Egypt. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art was an integral part of the excavations of Hatshepsut's temple at Deir al-Bahri. During the...

Limestone fragment of a door jamb from the temple of Seth (built by the Egyptian pharaoh Thutmose III) at Ombos (Naqada), Egypt, 18th Dynasty, 1543-1292 BCE. The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London (With thanks to The Petrie Museum...

Neo-Hittite inscription with Luwian hieroglyphs dating back to the 8th century BCE. It is located near Acıgöl in the Nevşehir province in Turkey. It consists of eight lines and commemorates the political and military achievements of King...

Brick tomb chapels for the richer members of the society contained stone elements inscribed in hieroglyphics with religious texts to ensure an eternal supply of offerings for the deceased. On this block, the figures of Hetepneb, a local administrator...

Thoth is the ancient Egyptian god of wisdom, magic, writing and the moon and was one of the most important gods of the Egyptian pantheon. As the son of gods representing order and chaos, he was also considered the god of equilibrium which...

More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=OFXY9-pec1I Rosetta Stone, 196 B.C.E., granite, 114.4 cm x 72.3 x 27.9 cm or 45 x 28.5 x 11 in. (British Museum, London) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker

The discovery of the Rosetta Stone unlocked the secrets of Ancient Egypt with the Ancient Greek and Demotic texts being the key to translating the Hieroglyphics for the first time. So, if you want to know what the Rosetta Stone is, why it's...

This video explains the detailed roles of Egyptian scribes.

Dr. David Neiman discusses the development of hieroglyphs and the use of papyrus and ink in Egypt. Further, he describes how the Phoenicians revolutionized writing with the invention of the alphabet, and that even though the scribes resisted...

How did Egyptologists decipher hieroglyphics? Jean-Francois Champollion started working on decoding the ancient Egyptian writing when he was 9 years old at the end of the eighteenth century. When the Rosetta stone was discovered, he was able...