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About the Course

Colossal pyramids, imposing temples, golden treasures, enigmatic hieroglyphs, powerful pharaohs, strange gods, and mysterious mummies are features of Ancient Egyptian culture that have fascinated people over the millennia. The Bible refers to its gods, rulers, and pyramids. Neighboring cultures in the ancient Near East and Mediterranean wrote about its god-like kings and its seemingly endless supply of gold. The Greeks and Romans describe aspects of Egypt's culture and history. As the 19th century began, the Napoleonic campaign in Egypt highlighted the wonders of this ancient land, and public interest soared. Not long after, Champollion deciphered Egypt's hieroglyphs and paved the way for other scholars to reveal that Egyptian texts dealt with medicine, dentistry, veterinary practices, mathematics, literature, and accounting, and many other topics. Then, early in the 20th century, Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun and its fabulous contents. Exhibitions of this treasure a few decades later resulted in the world's first blockbuster, and its revival in the 21st century has kept interest alive. Join Dr. David Silverman, Professor of Egyptology at Penn, Curator in Charge of the Egyptian Section of the Penn Museum, and curator of the Tutankhamun exhibitions on a guided tour of the mysteries and wonders of this ancient land. He has developed this online course and set it in the galleries of the world famous Penn Museum. He uses many original Egyptian artifacts to illustrate his lectures as he guides students as they make their own discovery of this fascinating culture. This course focused on five key areas in the study of Ancient Egypt: 1) Principles of Egyptian Art, 2) The Basics of the Language of Ancient Egypt: Hieroglyphs, 3) Egyptian Magic, 4) Akhenaten, Tutankhamun, and the Religion of the Aten, and 5) The Burial of Tutankhamun and the Search for his Tomb. This course is intended to accompany, and ideally to follow, Introduction to Ancient Egypt (also available on Coursera)....

Top reviews

VE

Jul 10, 2020

This was an incredibly detailed course that provided an in-depth and interesting view of ancient Egypt. I would highly recommend this as an essential course for those interested in Egypt's history.

NP

Feb 18, 2024

I really enjoyed this course and really appreciate the effort of Dr. Silverman and the team to be able to allow us a comprehensive glimpse into this fascinating ancient civilization. Thank you!!!

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By Manvi K D

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Aug 13, 2018

A real good learning session!

By Alessandra R

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May 22, 2020

Really interesting thank you

By Richard J M

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Sep 22, 2021

Excellent in all respects.

By MARCOS A C B

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Oct 11, 2020

Very good and instructive.

By Nicola R

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Feb 18, 2018

Really enjoyed the course!

By Mary C

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May 15, 2021

excellent and informative

By Diana M U R

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Jun 9, 2019

Amaizing course i love it

By Tino B

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Oct 1, 2023

Very interesting course.

By Poliane m a

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Sep 25, 2020

Enriquecimento cultural.

By Abadir S Y

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May 5, 2019

egypt great civilization

By Christine F

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Jun 2, 2023

Very enjoyable course.

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May 23, 2021

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Extremely Satisfied

By Amal A E I

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May 7, 2018

Very good i loved it .

By Christopher a

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Feb 22, 2018

Great enjoyable course

By Andrea M B

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Sep 23, 2021

I liked this course.

By Samuel G

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Jul 8, 2020

What a great course!

By John T

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Jan 19, 2021

Excellent material.

By Keawalin S

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Jul 25, 2020

it was very great!

By Leila Z

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Dec 5, 2022

An amazing course.

By Jean M O

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Oct 1, 2020

Loved this course!

By JCarlos F

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Mar 22, 2024

Estupendo curso.

By Simran S

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Sep 20, 2019

Wonderful course

By Kaswandy M

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May 25, 2021

The best course

By Katherine S

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Jul 21, 2020

Awesome course!

By Patricia B

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May 19, 2020

simply awesome!