Events
Autumn Lecture 2024
Thursday 10th October
5:30 pm
Lecture Room 5, Arts Building, University of Birmingham
Image Credit: Two scribes from Meketre's Model Granary, ca 1981–1975 BCE, MMA 20.3.11-SCRIBES
'The Snake, the Magician, and the Secret Box'
Dr Leire Olabarria, Egyptology, University of Birmingham
In this lecture you will be introduced to some popular stories from ancient Egypt. We will explore some of the most common tropes and narrative devices known from the sources, reflecting on what they may reveal about the power of the written and spoken word.
The lecture is suitable for a general audience, aged 14+.
All Welcome.