'The snake, the magician, and the secret box: stories from ancient Egypt'

Name: 'The snake, the magician, and the secret box: stories from ancient Egypt'
Start: 2024-10-10T17:30:00+01:00
End: 2024-10-10T19:00:00+01:00
Location: Arts Building Lecture Room 5

Schedule

Thu Oct 10 2024 at 05:30 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Arts Building Lecture Room 5 | Birmingham, EN

Discover the art of story-telling in ancient Egypt with Dr Leire Olabarria!
About this Event

For its 2024 autumn lecture the Birmingham and Midlands Classical Association invites you to explore the world of the stories of ancient Egypt with Dr Leire Olabarria from the 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+.

For any questions, contact the BMCA branch at [email protected]

(credits for title image: Two scribes from Meketre's Model Granary, ca 1981–1975 BCE, MMA 20.3.11-SCRIBES)