Decoding the Secrets of Egyptian Hieroglyphs. Episode 21, An Ancient Egyptian Prayer for the Dead
(2019, original release: 2016)

Nonfiction

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Provider: Kanopy

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PUBLISHED
The Great Courses, 2016
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019
DESCRIPTION

1 online resource (streaming video file) (33 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound

ISBN/ISSN
6733503
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Title from title frames

Enter the temples and tombs of the ancient Egyptians and explore some of the fascinating hieroglyphic prayers inscribed on their walls. Central to this lecture is a standard prayer for the dead that started in the Old Kingdom: the Hotep-di-nesu, which asked the king to grant an offering to Osiris

Film

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Bob Brier

Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2016

Mode of access: World Wide Web

In English

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