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200 years of deciphering the Egyptian hieroglyphic script (1822 – 2022)

Written in: Dutch • Randy Koo • November 14 2022

In 2022, the world of Egyptology is extensively commemorating the 200th anniversary of the publication by Jean-François Champollion, in which he set out the fundamentals of the ancient Egyptian language and hieroglyphic writing. The Rosetta Stone plays an important role...

Month of Tutankhamun in Leiden

Written in: Dutch • Randy Koo • November 8 2022

Over 800 interested visitors attended the kick-off of the Month of Tutankhamun at the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden on 4 November 2022. In November 2022, exactly one hundred years after the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb, the museum presents a month...

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