{"id":7130,"date":"2025-12-17T13:35:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T13:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mancent.org.uk\/?page_id=7130"},"modified":"2026-04-01T16:08:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T15:08:54","slug":"from-here-to-eternity-concepts-of-death-and-the-afterlife","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mancent.org.uk\/?page_id=7130","title":{"rendered":"Lost Languages: the Story of Decipherment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Michael Tunnicliffe<\/p>\n

2022 saw the bi-centenary of the decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphs by Champollion. In this class we will examine not only that story but also how the riddles of major forgotten languages such as Mesopotamian cuneiform, Linear B from Crete and the Maya glyphs from Central America were cracked. There are also many languages and scripts still not deciphered and the later sessions will explore some of them.<\/p>\n

Recommended reading (for publication in brochure):\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Andrew Robinson 2002 Lost Languages<\/em> Book Club Associates<\/p>\n

Maurice Pope 1999 The Story of Decipherment: From Egyptian Hieroglyphs to Maya Script. <\/em>Thames and Hudson<\/p>\n

Edward Dolnick 2021 The Writing of the Gods: The Race to Decode the Rosetta Stone <\/em>\u00a0Scribner<\/p>\n

Day:\u00a0 Tuesdays\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Time: 10.00-12.00\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

START DATE<\/b>: 6 weeks, from 21st April to 26th May 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Please note: this is a face-to-face course.<\/p>\n

VENUE<\/b>:
\nQuaker Meeting House
\n91 Station Road
\nCheadle Hulme
\nSK8 7BG<\/p>\n

Price for the Series:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Price<\/strong><\/td>\nConcessions<\/strong><\/td>\nMinimum No.<\/strong><\/td>\nMaximum No.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a348<\/td>\n<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Please contact: Michael Tunnicliffe 5 St George\u2019s Way, Northwich, CW9 8XG,\u00a0phone<\/strong>: 01606 42116\u00a0email<\/strong>: mtunni@sky.com<\/p>\n

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