{"id":12721,"date":"2026-08-10T10:49:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T10:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nokobox.com\/index.php\/item\/the-great-courses-decoding-the-secrets-of-egyptian-hieroglyphs-2025-9\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T10:49:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T10:49:32","slug":"the-great-courses-decoding-the-secrets-of-egyptian-hieroglyphs-2025-9","status":"publish","type":"digital_item","link":"https:\/\/nokobox.com\/index.php\/item\/the-great-courses-decoding-the-secrets-of-egyptian-hieroglyphs-2025-9\/","title":{"rendered":"The Great Courses \u2013 Decoding the Secrets of Egyptian Hieroglyphs 2025-9"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Descriptions<\/h2>\n

Decoding the Secrets of Egyptian Hieroglyphs, Noted Egyptologist Bob Brier\u2019s Decoding the Secrets of Egyptian Hieroglyphs is the key to unlocking an ancient language. In 24 lectures, you\u2019ll cover the basics of reading and writing hieroglyphs, including vocabulary words, number systems, and sentence structure. You\u2019ll also translate hieroglyphs found on ancient sites and artifacts, such as the temples at Abu Simbel and the tomb of Tutankhamen. Before learning how to read and write hieroglyphs, you have to understand why ancient Egypt had to invent some form of writing. Central to this introductory lecture is a study of the Narmer Palette, whose writing would set standards and conventions that would be followed for 3,000 years. It\u2019s time to learn the hieroglyphic alphabet. Professor Brier shows you how to write each hieroglyph and how to position them, including a stylized hand (\u201cD\u201d), a horned viper (\u201cF\u201d), and two hieroglyphs for which English doesn\u2019t have a letter. Then, transcribe your name from English to ancient Egyptian. How is it possible for a language used by the world\u2019s greatest civilization to become lost? The answer, you\u2019ll learn, involves charting the rise and fall of ancient Egypt\u2019s spectacular kingdoms, as well as investigating the ways Christianity replaced hieroglyphs with Greek letters.<\/p>\n

What you\u2019ll learn<\/h3>\n