18 Feb 2012 - 11:00
Study Day: “The Writings of Ancient Egypt” by Joyce Filer.
Saturday, February 18, 2012; 11am – 5pm
Hughes-Parry Hall (The Garden Halls), 19-26 Cartwright Gardens, Bloomsbury, London WC1H 9 EF
£40.00
A Study Day presented by Joyce Filer BA; Dip. Arch; M.Sc; M.Sc (formerly Curator of Human & Animal Remains, Dept. Ancient Egypt & Sudan, British Museum, London)
The ancient civilisation of Egypt is quite justly famous for the beautiful hieroglyphic inscriptions on tomb walls and the astonishing amount of papyrus documents discovered. Perhaps, what is less well-known is that these written sources cover an absolutely amazing range of subjects from laundry lists and love poems to last wills and testaments – offering us a fascinating and unique glimpse into the world of the Pharaohs, the Nobility and Working Men and Women.
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