The palette of Pamerihu
Papyrus with student’s exercise and teacher’s corrections
Short video showing the conservation of a scribe’s palette in the British Museum
Source: YouTube
See this video on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rh-bWfSCmyc
British Museum website on ancient Egyptian writing, with activities
Source: ancientegypt.co.uk
Visit the site http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/writing/home.htmlHieroglyphic inscription from the National Museum of Scotland
Source: nms.ac.uk
Visit the site http://www.nms.ac.uk/explore/play/discover-ancient-egypt/egyptian-hieroglyphics/How to make a set of scribe’s equipment
Source: arceoc.org
Visit the site http://www.arceoc.org/education_projects_scribe.pdfShort video clip illustrating the differences between hieroglyphs and hieratic
Source: bbc.co.uk
See this video on bbc.co.uk http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/writing-used-in-ancient-egypt-hieroglyphs-and-hieratic/5259.html
Translation of the Instructions of Amenemopet
Source: humanistictexts.org
Visit the site http://www.humanistictexts.org/amenope.htmEgyptian mathematics resource
Source: eyelid.co.uk
Includes hieroglyphs information and interactive hieroglyphs typewriter.
Visit the site http://www.eyelid.co.uk/numbers.htmSolving a simple mathematical problem from ancient Egypt
Source: bbc.co.uk
Visit the site http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/an-introduction-to-quarters/37.htmlBuilding the pyramids accurately Part 1
Source: bbc.co.uk
Video clips showing how the Egyptians used their mathematical knowledge to build the pyramids, with suggestions for classroom activities.
See this video on bbc.co.uk http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/ztmxpv4
Building the pyramids accurately Part 2
Source: bbc.co.uk
See this video on bbc.co.uk http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/zp6tsbk
Outside the classroom
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow
Source: glasgowlife.org.uk
Visit the site http://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums/kelvingrove/Pages/default.aspxOriental Museum, Durham
Source: dur.ac.uk
Visit the site https://www.dur.ac.uk/oriental.museum/The Royal Pump Room Museum, Harrogate
Source: harrogate.gov.uk
Visit the site http://www.harrogate.gov.uk/musm/Pages/RoyalPumpRoomMuseum.aspxThe Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
Source: ashmolean.org
Visit the site http://www.ashmolean.orgMuseum of Egyptian antiquities, Swansea
Source: egypt.swan.ac.uk
Visit the site http://www.egypt.swan.ac.uk/British Museum
Source: britishmuseum.org
Visit the site http://www.britishmuseum.org