Decoding the Secrets of Egyptian Hieroglyphs. Episode 15, Ancient Egyptian Numbers
(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) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
ISBN/ISSN
6733490
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Title from title frames
Learn the Egyptian way of writing whole numbers and fractions, which were used to keep track of everything from taxes to dates when the Nile would rise. Also, visit the mortuary temple of Ramses III, where a pile of hands reveals how many enemy soldiers were killed in battle
Film
In Process Record
Bob Brier
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2016
Mode of access: World Wide Web
In English