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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 Xantara B

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Feb 23, 2024

Great course! I learned a lot from it. Really recommend it!

By Ariane M

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Jan 28, 2022

Brilliant course, as the first one was as well. Thank you!

By Christine V

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Jun 24, 2020

Loved it- and I learned a lot... Thanks for offering this!

By Mansi

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Jun 30, 2019

One of the best courses for intermediate level Egyptology!

By Rafi R

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May 2, 2019

The all course lectures are very amazing and informative.

By Leslie G

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Jun 10, 2021

Very informative and interesting. Love Ancient Egyptian.

By Christopher M

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Apr 28, 2020

Fantastic course, loved every minute. Have learnt a lot.

By Tony T

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Jul 27, 2023

An amazing journey deep into Ancient Egyptian culture!

By KIMBERLY R

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Jul 12, 2023

This was an amazing course! I thoroughly enjoyed it!!

By Gladis S M E S

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Aug 12, 2019

Excellent Course!!!

Prof. Gladis E. Simonian Minassian

By Natia R

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Mar 26, 2024

Amazing, raised my knowledge about the topic greatly

By marie f

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Mar 17, 2020

Very informative and well explained. Enjoy it fully

By Deidra G

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Feb 2, 2022

Great course, very informative and easy to follow!

By masumi h

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Jul 29, 2020

I really enjoyed the course. Thank you very much.

By Cheryl F

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Apr 29, 2021

Excellent course with great lectures and visuals.

By Meghan T

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Dec 5, 2020

really interesting, i wish there were a "part 3!"

By Lily w

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Oct 15, 2023

AMAZING!!! I learned a lot!I love this course💗

By María A T T

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Jan 26, 2021

Amazing, so full of rich information. Thank you!

By Tishema N C

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Jun 20, 2020

One of the best Egyptian study's I have learned.

By Gary C

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Apr 11, 2020

Excellent course. Really great course. Thank you

By Shashina B

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Jun 14, 2020

The class was very informative and interesting!

By Linda R

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Jun 1, 2021

This course contrains a wealth of information

By Eduardo P

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Apr 24, 2020

great teacher !! amazing information and topic

By Nguyen P T

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Jan 16, 2024

It’s very great to hear about the wonders!

By Kim F P

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Aug 30, 2022

I really enjoied the weeks of this course.