Decoding the Secrets of Egyptian Hieroglyphs | Ancient Egyptian Alphabet | Wondrium

Ancient Egyptian civilization is undoubtedly one of the most fascinating chapters in human history. While remnants of the culture like temples, obelisks, and sarcophagi continue to mystify us, you can unlock their true meaning if you know how to read hieroglyphs. To the untrained eye, this ancient writing system looks like artful decoration, a random scattering of stylized ducks, suns, eyes, hands, chairs, and feathers. But to Egyptologists like Dr. Bob Brier of LIU Post—a noted public educator known as “Mr. Mummy” and a popular Great Courses professor—hieroglyphs are the gateway to understanding ancient Egypt, from its religious beliefs to its cosmological ideas to the legacies of its great pharaohs. In short, they’re the closest we can get to truly resurrecting the lives of ancient Egyptians. 00:00 Translating a Sentence in Hieroglyphs 04:18 Phonetics, Determinatives, and Ideograms 05:49 Learning the Egyptian Alphabet Part 1 13:49 Learning the Egyptian Alphabet Part 2 23:39 Writing Letter Combinations 25:24 How to Transliterate Our Names 28:02 Practice Hieroglyphs With a Homework Lesson ------------------------------------------- Welcome to The Great Courses on YouTube. Here, you can enjoy a diverse sampling of educational videos from our extensive library of courses, all taught by some of the world’s greatest professors and subject matter experts. If you are enjoying these videos, you can discover more amazing Great Courses content with ad-free, unlimited streaming of thousands of lectures on subjects ranging from history, science, art, philosophy, and literature to professional development, health and wellness, world travel, hobbies, and so much more with The Great Courses streaming services. With four services to choose from, there’s a Great Courses membership that’s right for you. Discover your perfect fit at https://www.thegreatcourses.com/youtube.