Egyptology

Egyptology is the study of Ancient Egypt. It falls under both history and archaeology. Someone who studies or works in this field is called an Egyptologist.

Egyptology Media

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  Howard Carter examines the opened coffin of the Eighteenth Dynasty pharaoh Tutankhamun with a local assistant in Luxor, Egypt, 1925

• Paris, Bnf man Arabe 6805 fol. 92v-93v Shawq al-Mustaham Attempted translation of hieroglyphs.jpg

  pseudo-Ibn Wahshiyya's 985 CE incorrect translation of Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs

• CairoEgMuseumTaaMaskMostlyPhotographed.jpg

  The gold funerary mask of Tutankhamun, one of the most symbolic artifacts representing ancient Egypt and Egyptology today

• Monumenti dell'Egitto e della Nubia-plate-0083.jpg

  Hieroglyphs and depictions transcribed by Ippolito Rosellini in 1832