How do I prepare for an Egyptology Major?

pharmakeus01
Sun, 11 Jan 2009 08:13:05 +0000

Contrary to people urging in learning Arabic, I think you should instead study French. Egyptology started with the discovery of Rosetta stone not by the Muslims, but by Napoleon’s expedition. Arabic would be a beneficial language to learn, but it will not suffice as the sole language in its academic research.
Majority, if not all, scholarly works done during the 18-20th century on the subject are written by British and French Orientalists.
Egypt is an interesting place, and ancient Egypt is simply fascinating. A country filled by hieroglyphics and pyramids; later destroyed, vanished from the earth completely. Only to be recovered thousand of years later. How wonderful is that!