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Welcome to Voices of Ancient Egypt — the podcast for people who don’t just want to learn about ancient Egypt, but want to understand it at a deeper, more meaningful level.

Your podcast host, Melinda Nelson-Hurst, Ph.D., is an Egyptologist with years of experience teaching at the university level, working in Egypt, and training students around the world to read real ancient Egyptian texts. She’s sp... more

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In this debut episode of the Voices of Ancient Egypt podcast, Dr. Melinda Nelson-Hurst shares her personal journey from a young child enamored with a "beat-up" museum catalog to becoming a professional Egyptologist with a Ph.D.

She opens up about th... more

In this episode of the Voices of Ancient Egypt podcast, Egyptologist Dr. Melinda Nelson-Hurst pulls back the curtain on why she founded Voices of Ancient Egypt and what it means to truly understand ancient civilization on a deeper, more meaningful le... more

What started three years ago as a desire to enrich a trip to Egypt quickly evolved into Bob Mathas’ passionate pursuit. Bob began with foundational online learning, which transformed his initial travel experience by allowing him to recognize key symb... more

Jen shares her remarkable transformation from a childhood fascination with ancient Egypt and its hieroglyphs to actively reading and understanding complex texts today.

She recounts how she moved beyond simply recognizing individual glyphs to confide... more

Ed Smith-Rowland has journeyed from a lifelong passion for ancient Egypt to confidently reading hieroglyphs. Ed shares his transformation from struggling with a dense grammar textbook and getting "bogged down" in memorization after just a couple chap... more

Marianna Sanborn went from studying 6-8 hours per day – and getting nowhere – to making huge progress with hieroglyphs by slowing down and studying in small pockets of time.

Marianna's passion for hieroglyphs ignited when she witnessed a museum guid... more

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Bob Mathas
A retired individual with a passion for hieroglyphs and Egyptology
Episode: Finding Ancient Mistakes with Bob Mathas
Ed Smith-Rowland
A student of Melinda's program who is learning hieroglyphs.
Episode: From Bogged Down Trying to Memorize Signs to Reading Whole Egyptian Texts with Ed Smith-Rowland

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Melinda Nelson-Hurst
Host and Egyptologist with extensive academic and practical experience in Ancient Egypt, dedicated to making knowledge about this civilization accessible to a broader audience.

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Finding Ancient Mistakes with Bob Mathas
Q: How have you used the resources and support in MasterScribes while traveling?
I print the assignments and keep the materials handy, making it easier to maintain progress.
Finding Ancient Mistakes with Bob Mathas
Q: What would you say to someone on the fence about joining MasterScribes?
Give it a try, especially if you're interested in the topic. It provides structure and helps focus your learning.
How Marianna Learned MORE Hieroglyphs in 87% LESS Time
Q: What would you say to somebody who's thinking about joining?
If you don't join in the three months, you're not going to know any hieroglyphs. If you do join, your chances are better that you're actually going to know something at the end of the course.
From Bogged Down Trying to Memorize Signs to Reading Whole Egyptian Texts with Ed Smith-Rowland
Q: How do you feel like you're sort of going to utilize the program with continuing to support that?
He utilizes Master Scribes to deepen his understanding and explore a broader range of texts, moving beyond standardized materials into more complex literature.
From Bogged Down Trying to Memorize Signs to Reading Whole Egyptian Texts with Ed Smith-Rowland
Q: What have you run into any sort of moments where you felt like it's just really clicking?
Ed has had moments where he realized he could actually read certain texts, feeling more confident in his abilities and willing to engage with hieroglyphs in everyday scenarios.

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