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The BA Organizes a Lecture on the Origin and Dissemination of Cuneiform Writing

The BA Writing and Scripts Center organizes a lecture entitled “The Origin and Dissemination of Cuneiform Writing”, delivered by Prof. Farouk Ismail, former Professor of Semitic Languages and Civilizations of the Ancient East at the Free University of Berlin. The lecture is held on Thursday, 26 ...

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Hieroglyphs for Beginners Shortlisted for Gamal Hamdan Award for Translation

The National Center for Translation announced that the book Hieroglyphs for Beginners: A Revolutionary Approach , published by the BA Writing and Scripts Center, has been shortlisted for the Gamal Hamdan Award for Translation in the Field of Humanities and Social Sciences (2022/2023). The book is ...

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“Hieroglyphs in the 21^st Century” in a Conference at the BA

The BA Writing and Scripts Center, in cooperation with the Institut français d'archéologie Orientale (IFAO) and the Champollion Museum in Figeac, is preparing to organize a conference and an exhibition entitled “Hieroglyphs in the 21 st Century”, in celebration of the bicentenary of the ...

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BA Participation in the Seventh Cairo Forum for Arabic Calligraphy

The BA Writing and Scripts Center takes part in the seventh round of Cairo International Forum for Arabic Calligraphy, organized by the Egyptian Ministry of Culture (Cultural Development Fund), from 6 to 9 June 2022, under the title “Pioneers and Reformers in One Hundred Years: 1922 – 2022.” The BA ...

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The “Rock Art of Kharga Oasis” in a Lecture at the BA

The BA Writing and Scripts Center organizes a lecture entitled “The Rock Art of Kharga Oasis”, delivered by Dr. Salima Ikram, Professor of Egyptology at the American University in Cairo. The lecture is held on Wednesday, 2 March 2022, from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm, in the Auditorium Hall, BA Main ...

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