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The BA Publishes Book on the Pioneers of the Study of Arabic and Islamic Inscriptions

The BA Writing and Scripts Center published its latest scholarly publication, "Pioneers of the Study of Arabic and Islamic Inscriptions: Egyptians and Arabs", as the BA had organized the first seminar on Egyptian and Arab pioneers in the study of Arabic and Islamic inscriptions, from 18-19 December ...

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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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The BA Signs a Cooperation Agreement with Korea’s National Hangeul Museum

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina witnessed this morning the signing ceremony of a cooperation agreement with South Korea's National Hangeul Museum. The agreement was signed by Dr. Sherif Riad, Head of the BA External Relations and Media Sector, on behalf of Dr. Ahmed Zayed, Director of the BA, ...

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“Golden Mummies and Painted Funerary Art” in a Lecture at the BA

The BA Writing and Scripts Center organizes a lecture entitled “Golden Mummies, Painted Faces: Interpreting Greco-Roman Period Funerary Art and Inscriptions”, delivered by Professor Campbell Price, Curator of Egyptian and Sudanese Collections at Manchester Museum (the University of Manchester). The ...

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The BA Organizes “Reading and Analyzing Meroitic Inscriptions” Workshop in Aswan

The BA Writing and Scripts Center, in cooperation with the Nubian Museum in Aswan, organizes a workshop entitled “Reading and Analyzing Meroitic Inscriptions”, from 2-6 February 2019, at the Nubian Museum in Aswan. The workshop aims at training researchers in reading ancient writings and Meroitic ...

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