Event information
12 Apr 2024 – 3 May 2024
17.30–20.00
Please note this event only runs on specific days.
Clore Centre for Education
Rooms A and B
Price
- £129
- £103 (Members/Seniors)
£84 (Concessions)
18+
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When the Roman legions moved into Egypt, ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs fascinated and perplexed the most prominent of their scholars. They wondered how to read the images and what they meant.
In this short course, intended for absolute beginners, you can discover the key to reading hieroglyphs – which wasn't discovered until nearly 2,000 years after the Romans conquered Egypt. This four-week course, produced in partnership with City Lit, delves into the written words and thoughts of the ancient Egyptians.
Students will learn to read simple and widely occurring texts, gain a foundation in the writing of hieroglyphs, how the script works and pick up some basic grammar. You can then practice by reading original texts from objects in the Egyptian collection and understand some lost voices of ancient Egypt. The class will be held at the British Museum.
This event is part of the public programme supporting the exhibition Legion: life in the Roman army (1 February – 23 June 2024).
This course runs for four consecutive weeks from 17.30–20.00 on the following days:
- Week 1 – Friday 12 April – sold out
- Week 2 – Friday 19 April – sold out
- Week 3 – Friday 26 April – sold out
- Week 4 – Friday 3 May – sold out
To attend this course
To find out more about this course, call +44(0)20 3871 3111 or visit the City Lit website.
To get to the Clore Centre for Education in the lower levels, take the stairs going down on the east side of the Great Court. View the Museum map for more information.
About the tutor
City Lit tutor Hugo Cook studied Egyptology at the University of Oxford for his BA and researched his MPhil in Egyptology at Cambridge University. He has taught extensively on the history and culture of the Middle East and he loves discussing all things ancient. Cook has taught courses at the British Museum on hieroglyphs and Old Persian cuneiform, linking these ancient languages with the Museum collection.