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Presented By: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

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Saturday Sampler Tour | The Lives and Deaths of Hieroglyphs and Cuneiform

Dave Horrocks, Docent

View of the Kelsey Museum’s gallery showing a panel of a limestone false door on display. The long, skinny panel has two columns of hieroglyphs, painted with red, blue, green, yellow, and black pigments. View of the Kelsey Museum’s gallery showing a panel of a limestone false door on display. The long, skinny panel has two columns of hieroglyphs, painted with red, blue, green, yellow, and black pigments.
View of the Kelsey Museum’s gallery showing a panel of a limestone false door on display. The long, skinny panel has two columns of hieroglyphs, painted with red, blue, green, yellow, and black pigments.
Clay tablets, a boundary marker, a colorful inscription, mummy tags, and more help tell the story of the development, disappearance, and modern recovery of the scripts of the Egyptians and Babylonians. Join us for this drop-in tour exploring the writing systems of these ancient peoples.

This event is free and open to all visitors. If you have any questions or concerns regarding accessing this event, please visit our accessibility page at https://myumi.ch/zwPkd or contact the education office by calling (734) 647-4167. We ask for advance notice as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.
View of the Kelsey Museum’s gallery showing a panel of a limestone false door on display. The long, skinny panel has two columns of hieroglyphs, painted with red, blue, green, yellow, and black pigments. View of the Kelsey Museum’s gallery showing a panel of a limestone false door on display. The long, skinny panel has two columns of hieroglyphs, painted with red, blue, green, yellow, and black pigments.
View of the Kelsey Museum’s gallery showing a panel of a limestone false door on display. The long, skinny panel has two columns of hieroglyphs, painted with red, blue, green, yellow, and black pigments.

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