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Understanding one of Egypt’s most important scribes in “Decoding Hieroglyphics” on SECRETS OF THE DEAD – June 12 at 10:00 pm


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SECRETS OF THE DEAD

“Decoding Hieroglyphics”

Wednesday, June 12 at 10:00  pm

 

Hieroglyphics illuminated by flashlight in Theban Tomb 33, known as “TT33,” at the Theban Necropolis in Upper Egypt. Credit: Bleu Kobalt Productions
Hieroglyphics illuminated by flashlight in Theban Tomb 33, known as “TT33,” at the Theban Necropolis in Upper Egypt. TT33 belongs to royal scribe and priest Padiamenope, and is the largest non-royal tomb in the country.
Credit: Bleu Kobalt Productions

The first modern translation of Egyptian hieroglyphics happened 200 years ago. How was the ancient code cracked? Today, archaeologists are busy translating hieroglyphics from an important scribe’s tomb, its walls covered from floor to ceiling with symbols thousands of years old. This new research is giving archaeologists a better understanding of life in ancient Egypt.

Film Interviewees

  • Silvia Einaudi – Egyptologist and Co-Director, TT 33 Mission
  • Claude Traunecker – Egyptologist and Scientific Director, TT 33 Mission
  • Gaël Pollin – Photographer, French Institute of Oriental Archaeology (IFAO)
  • Ève Ramboz – 3D & Visual Effects Supervisor
  • Christophe Barbotin – Curator, Department of Egyptian Antiquities, Louvre Museum
  • Salima Ikram – Egyptologist, The American University in Cairo
  • Laurent Coulon – Egyptologist and Director, French Institute of Oriental Archaeology (IFAO)
  • Isabelle Régen – Egyptologist and Co-Director, TT 33 Mission
  • Cédric Larcher – Egyptologist and Director, Deir el-Medina Mission
  • Elizabeth Bettles – Egyptologist
  • Simone Nannucci – Archaeologist, TT 33 Mission
  • Federico Poole – Curator, Museo Egizio (Egyptian Museum), Turin, Italy