Short Course: Introduction to Egyptian Hieroglyphs

In this short course participants will get a thorough introduction to reading Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs and learn how to begin to read real Egyptian inscriptions.

Hieroglyphs were used for well over 3000 years to write the Egyptian language in monumental settings and was the script some of the most important texts were written in. In this course we will look at the basics of how to read real hieroglyph inscriptions, using real texts from monumental settings in Egypt as well as texts from the collections at World Museum Liverpool. No prior knowledge of hieroglyphs is needed and although no knowledge of Ancient Egypt is required, a basic understanding of the culture and history will be beneficial to participants.

The fee for this course is £80 per participant. 

This includes four facilitator-led sessions at World Museum Liverpool and all learning materials. 
The course will run across 4 Sunday afternoons, 1-3.30pm on:

1, 8, 15, 22 February 2026

We aim to make our courses as accessible as possible and if there is anything we can put into place to help you attend please get in contact with the course facilitator, Matt Exley, on Matt.Exley@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk.