SAN DIEGO -- The Archaeological Institute of America, San Diego Society
offers a two-week program for those who would like to learn to read
ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic writing.  The program is led by
Egyptologist Ron Fellows, Executive Vice President of the AIA San Diego
Society and co-author of the new text HIEROGLYPHS FOR TRAVELERS with
Thomas F. Mudloff of Northwestern University and the Field Museum of
Natural History in Chicago.

The group will leave for Egypt February 5th, 2000 and return the 19th.
Upon arrival in Cairo, the program begins with a brief lecture and
introduction to the text that takes the group through the concept of
direct translation into English, a method of reading the ancient writing
without years of arduous study.  To begin, participants will translate
glyphs on Tutankhamon's alabaster cup in the Cairo Museum.  The same day
they will read the curse at the entrance to the tomb of Idu before
entering the tomb...if they dare.  Idu was a royal letter scribe of
Khufu, builder of the Great Pyramid.

That's on the first day.  By the third day participants will translate
the text of Hatshepsut's 100-foot Obelisk at Karnak Temples.  By the
fourth day they will read the names of kings in the cartouches at he
famous King List at Abydos.  All this is just the beginning of an
educational tour that is great fun too.  To quote one of the
participants in our tour last year,
"When I go on an archaeological trip, I go to learn and enjoy.  The San
Diego Society study tour fulfilled my learning requirements 100
percent.  Our talented escorts made the learning experience a complete
joy.  Did we have fun?  Yes, every minute we did." (Ginnie Nichols)

Enrollment is limited.  For information or itinerary see our Web site at
http://www.theglyph.com/itin.html   or   E-mail  [log in to unmask] with
your name and address and phone number.

Oh, yes, the book is free to our participants and is not available
through any other tour program. Register by September 10th and save $50
per person.

Ron Fellows

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