How ancient scribes actually wrote: a demonstration of Hittite and Egyptian techniques.
In short: Watch experts recreate the manual labor of ancient record-keeping. By using modern approximations of historical tools, this video reveals the physical process behind writing Hittite cuneiform and Egyptian hieroglyphs.
Professor Theo van den Hout, who serves as the Editor of the Chicago Hittite Dictionary, demonstrates the precise movements required to produce Hittite cuneiform script. Alongside him, W. Raymond Johnson, the Field Director of the Oriental Institute's Epigraphic Survey, recreates passages from the Egyptian Book of the Dead.
The demonstration highlights the tactile reality of ancient literacy by utilizing tools designed to mimic those used by scribes thousands of years ago. It offers a rare look at the craftsmanship involved in preserving these foundational texts.
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