April 2019: Dr. Emily Cole, “Passing on Traditional Writing in Ancient Egypt”

MONDAY, April 29, 2019, at 5:30 pm

The Dr. George G. Hackman Memorial Lecture

Dr. Emily Cole

Passing On Traditional Writing in Ancient Egypt

While working in the per-ankh or “house of life” where vast repositories of manuscripts were kept, Egyptian scribes made every effort to transmit ancient knowledge through Egyptian history. Over the course of several millennia, these individuals were confronted with damaged papyri, misinterpreted passages, and language difficulties. In this talk, Dr. Cole will look at the tools that were developed by those ancient intellectuals to overcome those problems and preserve Egyptian cultural materials even in the face of foreign rule in the first millenniums BCE and CE.

Following the lecture, the Society is excited to present a hands-on workshop where the audience will have the chance to learn about ancient writing in Egypt and Mesopotamia.  Participants will have the chance to handle replicas of papyri, cuneiform documents, and cylinder seals.  This is a cooperative event with the Jewish Community Center of Staten Island, and will conclude with our traditional victuals.

This Lecture will be held at the JCC, Staten Island at 5:30 PM on Monday, April 29th.

Address: 1466 Manor Rd., Staten Island, NY 10312

http://sijcc.org/

• Meet the speaker over coffee and cake following each lecture. Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) lectures (September and March) are free and open to all.
• This lecture will be free!
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