TheGreatCoursesPlus - Decoding the Secrets of Egyptian Hieroglyphs Decipher the language of ancient Egypt and...
1: Why Egypt Needed Hieroglyphs 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...