An ancient relic, a military operation, and a trip to an alien world. This episode examines the 1994 classic, Stargate. The first half of the episode focuses on the historical accuracy of the film, which is especially interesting as Stuart Tyson Smith, who also worked on the Mummy (1999) and the Mummy Returns (2001), serves as the historical advisor. Then, the second half reviews the film. Egyptology Terms and Themes Mentioned in the EpisodeThe Pyramid Texts - The first example of these come from King Unas, who was the final King of the 5th Dynasty. They decorated the burial chamber of the king and helped him to survive and thrive in the afterlife. sḏm.n=f - A formula which changes an action into one that happened in the past (a completed action) in the ancient Egyptian language. In this case, sḏm = listen. N = of, and f = he. Put together, it comes out as he listened. If it was just sḏm=f is would be 'he listens'. Coptic - the Egyptian branch of Christianity. It is in part thanks to the Coptic language that we have some idea of what the ancient Egyptian language would have sounded like. Even today, the Coptic language is still spoken in Coptic churches across Egypt. This language played a large part in the decipherment of the Rosetta Stone which ultimately lead to the decipherment of hieroglyphs. Other SourcesEgyptologyLessons (2021). Stargate Movie Hieroglyphs - Translation. Retrieved from Stargate Movie Hieroglyphs - Translation  BibliographyAllen, J. P., & Der Manuelian, P. (Eds.). (2005). The ancient Egyptian pyramid texts (No. 23). Brill. Budge, E. A. W. (1967). The book of the dead: The papyrus of Ani in the British museum. Courier Corporation. El Awady, T. (2009). Abusir XVI: Sahure-the Pyramid Causeway: History and Decoration Program in the Old Kingdom. Prague: Charles University in Prague. Faulkner, R. O. (1969). The ancient Egyptian pyramid texts. Aris & Phillips. Hart, G. (2005). The Routledge dictionary of Egyptian gods and goddesses. Routledge. IMDB. (2023). Stargate 1994. Retrieved from https://www.imdb.com/?ref_=nv_home Kaplony, P. (1963). Die Inschriften der ägyptischen Frühzeit III. Harrassowitz Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.