If you have ever wanted to speak the language of Cleopatra, this might be your chance. After
40 years of research, the University of Chicago has published an online
Demotic dictionary - the language of ancient Egypt. Beyond
showing us how people spoke at the time, the dictionary also tells us
how people lived as far back as 650BC - for instance, some documents
show that women had the right to own land. Al Jazeera's Gerald Tan takes a look.
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