Egyptian Hieroglyphs in Late Antiquity, with Jennifer Westerfeld - Medievalists.net

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Egyptian Hieroglyphs in Late Antiquity, with Jennifer Westerfeld

podcast:  https://www.podbean.com/ep/pb-pjqbn-145093e

A conversation with Jennifer Westerfeld on the scripts used to write ancient Egyptian, especially hieroglyphs. Their last attested use was in the 390s AD, ending their long history in our period. Meanwhile, Greek, Roman, and Christian observers were developing their own theories about how the script worked, often quite fantastic, and reacted to texts inscribed in public spaces.

Jennifer Westerfeld is an Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies at the University of Louisville, where she specializes in the cultural and religious history of late antique Egypt, Coptic epigraphy, and papyrology. The conversation is based on Jennifer's fascinating book Egyptian Hieroglyphs in the Late Antique Imagination (University of Pennsylvania Press 2019).

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