Decoding the Secrets of Egyptian Hieroglyphs. Episode 4, Napoleon in Egypt
(2019, original release: 2016)
Nonfiction
eCourse
Details
PUBLISHED
The Great Courses, 2016
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (streaming video file) (32 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
ISBN/ISSN
6733468
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Title from title frames
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
Film
In Process Record
Bob Brier
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2016
Mode of access: World Wide Web
In English