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David Pollock: Here, above the monster Ammit sits, who, as you can see is part crocodile, part lion and part hippo, and who waits to devour the heart of the dead man, if it is found wanting, is the glyph for a house and below it is a mouth. These signs have a phonetic value only. They are followed by a drawing of a pair of legs which, in this case, has no phonetic value. However, as an ideogram it does give us a clue to the meaning of the word to go forth
[sees a student sleeping in class]
David Pollock: Sex!
[student wakes up]
David Pollock: I thought there must be some way of attracting your attention, Mr. Fanshaw. I seem to have been talking in your sleep
[sees a student sleeping in class]
David Pollock: Sex!
[student wakes up]
David Pollock: I thought there must be some way of attracting your attention, Mr. Fanshaw. I seem to have been talking in your sleep
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Here on the final slide
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is an example of a more cursive form of hieroglyphs
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probably from the reign of the great Pharaoh Ramses II
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Now we can still recognize what many of the signs represent
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Here for example is the word for heart
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written simply with the picture of the heart
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But here above the monster Amensit
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who as you can see is part crocodile part lion and part hippo
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and who waits to devour the heart of the dead man
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is the glyph for a house
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Below it is a mouth These signs have phonetic value only
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They are followed by a drawing of a pair of legs
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which in this case has no phonetic value
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As an ideogram it does give us the clue to the meaning of the word
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to go forth
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Sex
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I thought there must be some way of attracting your attention Mr Fanshaw
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I seem to have been talking in your sleep
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Movie Summary
Story of international intrigue involving a university professor, an Arab prime minister, a ruthless businessman, a beautiful spy, and hieroglyphics.
