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This is one of Eldo's top ten classic climbs. Super Slab begins at the top of the ramp that leads from the roof routes to the base of Ruper. Begin fifty feet left of Ruper underneath some heavily chalked underclings twenty feet above the ground. This climb offers spectacular and scary climbing on generally solid rock. The first pitch checks in at 10+ and is the strength-related crux of the route. Climb up into the underclings and up the left-angling seam above, 10+ protected by good pins. Continue up thirty feet until parallel with some pins leading straight left. Traverse straight left past three pins (9) to a belay at the base of a left-facing dihedral. Pitch two is a short one, continue up the dihedral for fifty feet (6) to a belay ledge. Pitch three has two options. We traversed left into the 11a/b third pitch of Doub-Griffith. I recommend this as the climbing is great on this variation and is pretty well protected with two bolts and a decent pin. For this variation, traverse down and left on runout 5.6 from the belay. Head up for and obvious bolt and continue up a sort of arete with an delicate 11 section after the pin. Continue up on 5.7 climbing to a small belay ledge at the base of the beautiful 70 degree slab. The normal way to do this pitch is to traverse in from the left, above the bolts on nebulous terrain to join the second half of the pitch I just described (8+). The fourth pitch is the best on the route, and is the route's technical and psychological crux. This pitch checks in at about 10c with delicate balancy laybacks and precise footwork. Climb up to the obvious bolt fifteen feet above the belay. The crux is the twenty-foot section above this bolt. Head for a shallow left-facing dihedral with a pin scar. Make a scary blind placement (small TCU, or stopper) hope that it is good (you can indeed get a good placement here, if you spend too much time trying to place this piece and fall, you will probably hit the belay ledge, not a good prospect) and climb right of the dihedral for ten more scary feet to reach a good hold. (If the TCU blows on a fall from this section, injury is almost definite, however as I said you can if you are patient get a good piece in here that will hold a fall from the crux moves above, it is a hard piece to place though). Continue up on slightly scary 5.9 that traverses left under an overhang and surmount this on good holds on the left (9), do some 5.8 out right to reach the upper ramp. This pitch is about 10c overall and instead of requiring pure strength, requires a good sense of body position and good footwork.
Bring a purple Metolius TCU or equivalent for the crux. Otherwise a light standard rack is suffficient.
One of the best 5.10s anywhere. Can also finish with D-G variation. I've heard of big falls P4 onto the bolt without injury, but?
Actually there are two protection possibilities. The first is as described (blue Alien) the second is about four feet higher, left on the arete about the height of the flake on the face. This finger pocket will take a well placed (but slightly tight) yellow Alien. With both pieces in place I felt this climb was reasonably well protected. When Steve refers to the Doubious-Grafitti variation, I believe he is referring to the traditional third pitch. Although it is possible to link the second and third pitches together.
She's a beauty mate. Slabtastic exposure!
This climb didn't deserve the 'r' that the guide gave it. Unless you're super-pumped, you have plenty of time to get in a solid Alien at the crux. The rest of the pitch is classic but easy. Great climb.
My opinion, the slab crux is harder than the opening moves on the first pitch, they felt like 10a to me. Placing gear at the slab crux is awkward and pumpy. Also, its difficult to see your placement as its kind of a layback there. Overall, be prepared for some fairly spicy climbing with ledge fall potential if you blow it.
In response to Steve Levin's comment about falling on the bolt; my partner fell above the bolt before he had gear in and broke his ankle. Just a heads up. It's a great route though.
Climbed this again this past weekend. My partner placed two good ballnuts at the crux of the last pitch, a #2 and #4. Much better than the single micro nut that I had blindly placed when I lead it.
[edited b/c I completely misread Dave Benson's comment. Never saw the yellow Alien placement he speaks of myself.] All that said--wow! WOW! I think this is one of the very best routes in Eldo! The slab is fantastic, the climbing above it is amazing steep, juggy stuff, and no one, including the original poster, has even mentioned the third pitch, which involves a blind reach and step around an arete with massive exposure for one of the best 5.8 sequences in Eldo. The first 2 pitches are excellent as well.
A grey Metolius TCU can be placed blindly in the shallow, left-facing corner above the crux. It's actually quite bomber (I've almost fixed it!) and protects the hard high-step into the corner (if this feels scary, use double ropes). Once standing in the corner, all kinds of RPs and other stuff can be placed -- of course standing there and doing so is a whole different story. I don't think this pitch deserves an "s," but it is a hard and exciting lead for the grade; if you wobble, it'll feel harder!
Man, I wish we had all this beta a couple years ago. I fell about 6' out from said pin scar, which doesn't take nuts too well! Luckily, I flew right by the belay ledge! Cool route. Seems kinda 'R'... -AK
Two pitches of 5.10+ that are very different in style. P1 very physical, p4 thin edging. Back in the day, there was originally a bolt, then a fixed piton at the p4 crux. The pin kept falling out because the placement is so shallow, but kept getting replaced. A proposal to slap a bolt there was shelved by the Fixed Hardware Review Committee in the late '80s, but might ultimately be a good idea (?!). This trade route should be protectable without having to go to Neptune's and buy a micro cam or Loweball (I use the red one to protect the p4 crux). Overall, perhaps among the top 10 Eldo routes and an absolute must-do. Sicmic P.S. also a necky solo (Sept '88).
I have to disagree that a crux bolt would be a good idea. It's not unreasonable the way it is and not wanting to buy a piece isn't a good reason to place a bolt. It's a trade route in that it is done regularly, yes, but at .10+ isn't like a Bastille Crack that will have many inexperienced climbers leading it. There are so many sew-up routes in Eldo that there's no need to make them all accessible to those who don't want a runout.
I agree with Dan. The crux is well protected with a purple TCU or black alien. No disrespect Mic, but saying a route should be protectable, "without having to go to neptune and buy a micro cam ..." is about the worst excuse for placing a bolt that I've heard in a long time. And doesn't a purple TCU fall under the category of "standard rack" for Eldo 10s and 11s?
I, too (despite my comments above) would hate to see a bolt where the pin used to be. It took me a couple of years to get the nerve to lead this pitch onsight , and as a result, it was one of the most intense and rewarding experiences I've had in Eldo. I realize that this is an old tired argument, and that Myke wants us to discuss this stuff over beers rather than on the 'net, but it's also worth repeating that the pin clearly was never bomber pro for a lead fall. So a bolt would drastically change the nature of this lead. Also, I would think most people who lead 10+ trad in this area own a #0 Metolius (or equivalent), and/or the small nuts needed to "protect" this section. There's a hell of a lot of routes in Eldo where you need that stuff.
Excellent climb. On the first pitch, the hold up and left after the undercling was key. Maybe the most efficient sequence for a taller person is different, but for me, that hold was key. Also, you will reduce quite a bit of rope drag using a long runner 2'-4' on the first pin as you start traversing left. I know others have mentioned placing a small cam above the bolt on the third pitch. I happened to use a #5 HB offset. The thin face moves and subsequent moves finishing that pitch were sweet. Every time I needed a hold, it was there. Excellent line.
If you are at all unsure about the pro,I would recommend doing this route NOW (despite the heat). I did it again today and there are TWO bomber fixed pieces in the pin scar--a nut, and a very fixed #0 Metolius TCU.
The fixed stopper and cam on the fourth pitch are still there. So if hanging out at a precarious stance fiddling with pro is the reason you haven't done this classic get up there and do it. The climbing is fantastic. My partner (Deb Piranian) and I have different ideas about which pitch is the crux. I say it's the fourth, though she led it. She says it's the first, though I led that one. Figure that one out. The pitches are short and there is plenty of fixed gear so take a light rack; a single set of cams up to a number 2 Camalot and a single set of stoppers should do it.
Awesome!!! Every pitch is of excellent quality. The TCU is still fixed at the crux and is not going anywhere. I found the first pitch to be more strenuous and sustained, had a good flash pump going by the time I hit the belay ledge. The last pitch is just fun slab with maybe 3 tough moves. Save a red Alien for the huge pocket after you traverse left and before you pull through the headwall. It fits in the bottom of the pocket to the left and you don't get anymore gear for a while after. Enjoy!
Climbed Superslap at sunset on Sat 5/21 and I wasn't disappointed. However, if you're looking for the fixed piece from last year at the crux, you might be seriously disappointed.
I personally was confused about where I should go to turn the "blind corner" for pitch 3 (5.8) described in the book (also partly because I wasn't sure where p2 ends, since there are several options for a belay station). The answer is: look for a ~2ft niche (indentation) in the contour of the arete on the left. This is where you'll turn the corner. The traverse to it from start of p3 looks unprotected, but it's not - there are good cracks in left-facing corners which are simply not visible from the start of pitch 3.
I did this route again yesterday. There is now a fixed micro-nut at the crux slab pitch. It is a really good fixed piece and I was still able to get in a bomber Purple TCU right above it. I did the Doub-Griffith 2nd pitch variation. What a great variation. The traverse down and left to the first bolt is easy just be careful pulling on some of the fragile flakes.
Did this classic a couple of years ago. P1 was way harder (but safer) for me than the crux pitch. I guess that shows my strengths/weaknesses. I don't recall the bit above the P4 crux being much harder than .5-.6, but I do recall having a fist sized foothold break off under me. Fortunately, the equally sized handholds were a bit more stout...
FWIW, there was a proposal submitted to the FHRC for a bolt to replace the yet-again fallen-out pin at the crux some years back. It was a healthy discussion, and it was quite controversial, but the proposal did not pass. I recall a now-deceased climber relate a similar experience where she broke ribs taking a similar fall at that meeting. Anecdotally, I recall following Roger Schimmel, a well-seasoned Eldo climber, on this around that time and his pro pulled out very, very easily with a test yank.... Best not to fall & to consider it R or S.
I've seen 2 people take that same fall and pull gear. The first was a woman in the late 90s, she pulled the pin, probably the last one before everyone gave up putting it back in. The 2nd pulled a TCU and knocked me off my stance while I was belaying my partner on the last pitch of the DG. Neither were really hurt. A couple of thoughts on gear and beta for the crux of the 4th pitch. I suspect the TCUs pull because the long trigger bar and stiff stem creates a fulcrum point that levers it out of this placement where an Alien with its longer, flexible stem and shorter trigger can't create a fulcrum point. I gave up TCUs because of this levering issue in some placements. My beta for entering the corner is to commit and move up before placing the gear. This way you get to use that slot for a hold with no gear in it which IMO is way easier than if it is filled with pro. Then, when you do place the gear it is easy to see what you're doing. If you relax and get on your feet, you can drop both hands here...put the gear in first before trying this stunt :-).
I agree completely with Chris Beh's comment above, Aliens are definitely going to hold better than TCUs at the crux. Also, I've been able to get very good small Aliens (2) a few feet above the start of the lieback crux, although it required stemming a bit left of the crack and not going straight into the lieback initially.
My experience with the gear placements in the old pin scar was similar to that of Greg's. I also used a grey and purple Metolius TCU and was looking directly at the placements rather than placing them blindly. After moving through the corner, I placed a brass nut and promptly fell onto it, ripping it out and dropping my 225 lb onto the cams. They held and I was able to finish the route. The stance to the left of the corner is a tenuous stem on small edges but worth the effort I suppose to get in solid gear under direct visualization. See Ivan's pics of Chuck above for this approach to the corner.
Great climbing, but it's too bad about the pro on the 4th pitch. Although a decent piece could be placed above the bolt, it is really hard to get into position to see to do so. What will happen instead is a blind placement, as reflected by the other posts here, that is most likely to rip out in a fall, the consequences of which could be quite severe. When I had done this route years ago, there was always a pin that could be blind clipped from the good stance. It looked to me like the slot would take a good pin and maybe even still allow for backup brass or TCU placement. Since there are already a zillion pins on the route, it would seem to make sense to put the pin back in. This route should definitely get a big "S" for an on-sight leader at or near their capability.
You can get a great "Black Alien" (with purple webbing) totally blind from here. If you can't place the gear, ya probably won't be able to do the move anyway. Waaay good like it is right now.
I hope all of the future ascentionists who haven't done the route a million times read MP so they know exactly which piece to blindly stuff into the slot and I guess they'll know exactly where. Of course those who could figure out the blind placement probably couldn't do the moves anyway.....
The placements on P4 are not blind. Every placement can be inspected. It is possible to get small gear every 2-3ft in the shallow LF corner, if you want to hang out and place them. I thought fiddling in the gear was the best part of the pitch.
Wow, It's probably been about 8 years since I led the 4th pitch and I forgot how committing it is. I certainly wouldn't want to fall doing the move. Spicy.
I have to go with Guy on this one, the crux placement wasn't blind at all. A little pumpy to place but definitely inspectable and safe.
Took the big fall (30 ft) on Saturday on the crux pitch. I had done this climb several times in the past, and I remember telling George that I'd never fallen on that 4th pitch. I couldn't seem to get a small cam to seat very well, I was wearing really soft shoes that didn't want to hold an edge, and maybe the sun was in my eyes or something - but I ended up pulling the small cam and falling 30 feet onto the bolt (and a certain Christine, who was gettting ready to follow the Doub-Griffith). Good news, the bolt held and nobody was seriously hurt. Went back up and slotted a perfect RP placement in the spot where the cam was.
Great climb!, One of the best in Eldo!!! I read these comments before doing this climb, I wish I hadn't. The Run out at the top.... what? This route has tons of gear, is well protected, and the "super slab" should never put you in the hospital with any level of injuries. As 0f 5/21/07 there is a great deal of fixed stoppers to protect all the "super slab" crux moves. Do not believe the hype, get on this route, enjoy it, and write about how well protected it is. Falling 30 feet? who was your belaying you? The final crux move can't be more then 8 feet above the bolt = 16 foot fall plus close to 10 feet of slack. Like I said anyone who is reading this should get on this route it is amazing, do not worry at all about falling far. Even if the fixed gear does pull (or what ever you blindly place) and you are caught by the bolt.
There is currently a fixed nut protecting the crux. The nut looks welded into the crack; I fell on it and it held. Here's some beta on the crux moves: the description/topo in the Rossiter book makes you think you should climb the face right of the corner. However, it is easier to climb up the corner, with one foot on each side of the corner. (Doing the crux this way has the advantage that you can inspect the nut in the corner before committing. The commenters on this page who refer to a "blind placement" are doing the climb the harder way, to the right of the corner.) There are some good hand holds on the mini-arete and back in the corner. The better feet are on the face left of the corner, but the feet just right of the corner are also OK.
... and ain't I sorry for suggesting that anyone who doesn't solo this fine line is a weak, gear-lovin', wankmeister. At least, got ya thinking. Some of us remember when there WAS a bolt there, before the weak piton was added. If so, so what? If not, live it or live with it. Either way, quit yur whinin' !! Don't slap rude and sail if you're shaky at the grade. Sic Mic
Did this route again today. This is the best route in Eldo imo. Fixed gear is gone on the crux. Bomber purple TCU. The third time I have placed it in the crux.
Did this most-wonderful route again last week (yes, with a rope) and forgot all about how scary it was in '82 before these fancy cammers existed. I now admit, with all the modern pro there are no runouts- unless you leave the rope at home. I'll never ever suggest or advocate anything crazy again... I promise.
Oh goodness. Finally ticked this one off today. P1 was definitely crux for me, way more techy and strength-related. P2 was nice, but P3 was terrifying! I followed P3 and pretty much hugged the arete around the corner; very blind and very exposed. P4 was incredible and seemed relatively easy to protect. I slotted a solid brass from a blind stance, made a move, then shoved a bomber black Alien in (apparently I shoved a little too much, since it got stuck). Sweet moves and definitely protectable. Great stuff, great climb.
The last couple of times on the 4th pitch I have placed a green C3 and a purple C3 in the pin-scar. Both are pretty good and you can place them from a wide stem out to a small dime edge flake on the left. The stem allows full inspection of the cams before commiting to the crux moves. Still one of my favorite routes in the canyon! The 1st pitch is the pumpy crux for me and the 4th is the technical crux. No fixed gear in the pin scar as of 3/2/09.
For me the last pitch was definitely the crux, balancy and thin. I placed green Alien in some slot to the right of dihedral (I would not want to fall on it though), and then a black Alien a little higher. SPICY. and just don't fall....
I got the onsight on this route yesterday. I'm a 10+ leader. I would not say that the route is R or S rated, although it also is not super G rated either - probably more like PG13. Gear beta below. At the top of the 5.9 section (which protects well with small stuff) there is a bolt, which is far enough up that with a good belay you should be protected fine from a ledge fall until the next gear opportunity. As you climb even with the left corner system, you can get a green Alien in to the right of it (although only two good lobes, but I think it would hold the at-that-point 2' fall potential). At that point you move left into the corner and have a fine stance from which you can see to place either a good small nut, a 0 Mastercam (purple, what I did), or a black Alien. This will protect you safely to the top of the 10+ section. As of 8/5/09 there was no fixed gear.
An even better finish is to avoid going left at the top of the last pitch instead turn the small roof and head up and right in a small dihedral. As far as I know, this was first done by Malcolm Daly in the '80s.
One of the best catches of my climbing career occurred on the 4th pitch, and the climber wasn't even on my rope. Eons ago, Jim Ghiselli and I climbed the Doub-Griffith to arrive at the shared, last pitch ledge with Super Slab. Another team climbing SS had arrived first, so Jim & I set up our belay just below. While Jim led the also slightly dicey D-G, the unmistakeable sound of a falling climber grabbed my attention. The other party's leader hurtled straight towards me. She fell 35 feet, past her belayer, landing right in my arms, shaken but unhurt, without a bobble to my belaying Jim. After a 15 year hiatus, led 4th pitch of SS yesterday, and given the history of this pitch, did not even try to place gear at the crux. Spicy! Made me consider buying a helmet.
Nice catch, Dave. Let's get out soon. What, no gear at the crux? I agree with the helmet thing. Might start wearing one myself.
Led P1 and followed P4 on my first go with this route recently. Awesome climb. I will say that P1 seemed easier than P4 (and I tend to be more of a slab climber). Regarding P4, we did have a small piece of rock break off around the crux and for my $$, it looked like there may have been a few other recent "break-offs." Since I have no previous experience on this one, I can't say if/how the final pitch might be impacted. Regardless, I think full-on afternoon sun adds a letter grade or so for P4!
The proposal to move the P4 bolt and resolution of the issue is discussed here: climbinghouse.com/2011/06/superslabdebate.html
I did this route yesterday and here are my thoughts. The bolt is in a great spot, I do not think moving it up would be a good idea. At the crux, you can get a bomber #5 BD RP in the bottom part of the flake. I fell probably a good 10-12 feet on it, and it held. Great line, it is soooo fun. All pitches are very fun at their respected grade.
Not that anyone needs any more beta on this, but I thought I would second that the bolt is fine where it is. The stance for placing gear is decent and if you fall at that point I don't think you're going to hit anything. I was able to place a small offset brass and and the aforementioned purple 0 Mastercam (green c3 equiv.) before committing to the hard moves. I also had 2 fingertips in the slot above my gear to get my feet up. I can see why people say that TCUs are more likely to pull out. A flexible stem cam (Mastercam, Alien, c3) is more ideal for this placement. I was scared off by the "reputation" of this climb for awhile when it turns out it really was not too dangerous for the solid 5.10 leader. Just make sure you get good gear before the crux because if that gear comes out if you fall above it then yes, you'll take a long enough fall to injure yourself. The moves on this pitch are SO good. If you're solid at 5.10 and know how to place gear in Eldo, then do this route. You'll be happy you sacked up. It's by far the best 5.10 I have climbed in Eldo. Unique and exquisite the whole way up.
I don't think there is a need to relocate that bolt, if the TCU rips the fall would be horrifying, but you'd pitch past the far side of the ledge where it isn't much of a ledge anyway, and the belayer can be a couple feet to the right standing on the ledge and be out of the flight path.
My good friend, San Diego Mountain Rescue member and uber nice guy, Adam, took a 40' fall from the crux of pitch 4 yesterday, hitting the belay ledge, resulting in multiple compression fractures of the tibia and fibula, as well as a serious sprain of the ankle/foot on the other leg. We self rescued to Grand Giraffe ledge where we were met by members of Rocky Mountain Rescue, who lowered Adam to the trail and carried him out on a litter. Thanks to everyone on the RMR team, the local FD and Sheriff's office!!! We had to leave a little gear at belay ledges 2 and 3 of Grand Giraffe; a sling, a nut and a few biners, nothing of any real consequence (the sling and cordalette on belay ledge 2 where already there). We did, however, have to leave a red and an orange Alien and a few slings on P4 of Super Slab. If the next team up this route wants to return my Aliens, I will gladly get back to Boulder soon and buy them dinner and beers at Southern Sun. :-) Adam is doing well, in good spirits, and will have surgery on his leg when he gets back to SD.
I placed a number 1 Ball Nut and a small cam (blue Alien) in the pin scar. I didn't have a lot of time to inspect, but the ballnut seemed pretty slammer. A number 2 might work a little higher in the pin scarred section. I expected the pitch to feel a lot scarier than it ended up being. It sure is a spectacular pitch!
Bob Culp and I did this climb in early November of 1966. We used no more than 4-5 points of aid at the time and were placing/pulling pitons. We really didn't have any concept of how hard it was and simply were still calling everything this difficult "hard 5.9." See my photos recently added! Not too shabby in Kronhofer Keltterschue and using a Columbian rope.
I now recall the 1966 ascent that Bob Culp and I made as being one of the outstanding climbs of my career as an alpinist. The 4th pitch was made using exactly 1 point of aid, since there was a pre-existing piton placed in the niche where a toe hold could have been used otherwise! I recall yelling up to Bob that I thought we could have free climbed this entire pitch had that piton not interfered. Every other move on that lead was done entirely free by rigorous no falls standards in Kronhofer Kletterschue and hauling along an ironmongery of pitons and hammers. We simply said it "was very hard 5.9."
I've been scared of this climb for a long time. I've waited for quite a while until I was confident I could do it without falling on the crux, but it's totally doable and I don't think it deserves the reputation it gets. Don't get me wrong, it could end bad if you don't place the gear right. Though the top pitch is exciting, hang in there and place a good TCU with a decent RP above. I felt this protected the crux enough. It would be a bad day if the gear blew, but you can get it in there well. Do the extra move to be able to see the placement instead of doing it blind.


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The common impression of most people today is that Ancient Egypt was only studied by the Europeans, and that Jean François Champollion (1790-1832) made groundbreaking discoveries setting the foundations of this study. The implication of this is that the Arabs and Muslims in Egypt had all but ignored all the evidence surrounding them or were incapable of understanding what it all meant. The investigations of Dr Okasha El Daly have shed new light on this obscured part of history and reveal some of the vital studies done by Arab scholars over the centuries. His book, "Egyptology - The Missing Millennium - Ancient Egypt in Medieval Arabic Writings" is to be published by UCL Press in early 2005.
Dr Okasha El Daly was born in Egypt in the Memphis area (the first capital city of Egypt ) and in his youth was intrigued by the monuments he saw in his home town. He went on to study for a BA in Egyptology at Cairo University before becoming an inspector of antiquities and a guide for guests to ancient Egyptian monuments. He married a Scottish lady and moved to England where he completed a PhD in UCL, London. Lecturing since 1992 at UCL, Dr Okasha has been focussing on bridging the gap between Egyptologists and Arabists. His work has taken him in search of manuscripts to many places including Ireland, Turkey, France and India as well as colleagues who have helped him in other countries.
One of his early inspirations was a book by Abdul Latif Al Baghdadi who wrote in the 13th Century CE a beautiful description of ancient Egyptian monuments. Abdul Latif showed that he was concerned at the destruction that happened to the ancient monuments during his lifetime. Abdul Latif was a serious and respected scholar being a medic and a teacher at the renowned Al Azhar University. So, Dr Okasha noted, the study of Ancient Egypt was not - as is sometimes taught - a neglected area of Arab scholarship.
Through his studies, Dr Okasha found numerous descriptions of Ancient Egyptian monuments by Arab scholars, but has since turned his focus to what the Arab scholars thought about Ancient Egypt more generally. In particular, there was great interest in the role of religion and in particular the role of magic and magicians.
Arab scholars had great interest in the knowledge of the Ancient Egyptians and preserved this knowledge in two ways: directly through their historical studies and also indirectly through knowledge that came from Ancient Egypt into Greek and Coptic knowledge and from there back into Arabic sciences.
Early Arab Alchemists studied Ancient Egyptian materials in search of knowledge they could use in their exploration of chemical properties. Some of these Arabic scholars were fluent in Coptic and there is clear evidence that they could read and understand the Egyptian Hieroglyphs they found.
Coptic is a language used in Egypt for thousands of years. It is actually, basically the same language as the Ancient Egyptians albeit the script has changed.
Indeed, Champollion was no stranger to Arabic and went to great lengths to study it, so much so that he complained about how it strained his voice to produce the unusual sounds. It is reasonable to see this knowledge as giving him access to many significant manuscripts and perhaps it was the key advantage he had over his less famous English colleague Thomas Young.
The recognition that hieroglyphs were primarily important as sounds that when put together made words like any other alphabet was a key recognition attributed again to Champollion. However, this was well recognised again by Arab scholars. For example, Dhu Al-Nun Al Misri (d 861CE) a renowned sufi and alchemist, has had attributed to him a manual for deciphering over 300 scripts including Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, a copy of which was obtained by Dr Okasha from Turkey. The manuscript in Turkey is an early 18th century copy, which indicates the interest of the Turks in such material was part of a general healthy Turkish interest in many diverse areas of knowledge contrary to the misrepresentations often given by many Western historians. Figure 1 is a page from this manuscript and shows the correct order and sounds of Coptic and figure 2 shows the form of its letters.
A better known Arabic manuscript on deciphering ancient scripts is one from ibn Wahshiya (9 th/10th century CE) called ShawqAl-Mustaham. Figure 3 shows his rendering of hieroglyphic letters, correctly copied with some sounds correctly identified. The full manuscript is available in Paris and is beautifully coloured unlike our copy. Figure 4 shows a page from the translation of this manuscript by Hammer von Purgstall which was published in London in 1806 fourteen years before Champollion's famous letter. It is hard to imagine that Champollion was not familiar with this work.
The story of Egyptology is a complex one not the simple one handed down in most text books. The famous Rosetta stone was actually one piece of evidence that could have been used to work out what hieroglyphs were. There are however 100s of objects containing tw or three languages translating the same hieroglyphic text which could have been used for this. It became famous mainly because it was a key piece of British booty confiscated from the French when the British defeated them in Alexandria. The French themselves had looted 100s of medieval Arabic manuscripts when they invaded Egypt some years earlier, which in turn ended up in the British Museum in London .
The standard introduction to Egyptology has been part of a wider effort at cultural and scientific appropriation which has coloured the facts with political machinations. Part of this process has been the suppression of the historic achievements of colonised people. In time though, we hope that the full story will be known.
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Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo in Egypt is a fundamental Islamic monument with many dimensions. Constructed by the Caliph Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah for the newly established capital city in 970, it was the first mosque established in Cairo, a city that has since gained the nickname "the city of a thousand minarets. In this article, we present a short history of the Al-Azhar mosque and its progressive transformation into one of the most influential centres of Islamic learning for more than a millennium. The Islamic Historical Literature: A General Review by: FSTC Research TeamFSTC Research Team
The narration of historical events and the reflexion upon their causes are old scholarly concerns since ancient times. In Islamic culture, a specific Arabic historiographical tradition emerged very early, since the late 7th century, to account for the history of Islam and the development of its civilisation. The following article presents a general outline on the Islamic historical literature, from the first biographies of the Prophet to the great endeavour of Ibn Khaldun who, in the Muqaddima, laid the foundation of a philosophy of history based on sociology and material factors for the explanation of human and social events. Muslim Contributions to Philosophy - Ibn Sina, Farabi, Beyruni by: Prof. Mehmet AydinMuslim philosophers were men of science who explored and set the very foundations of knowledge. They had great influence and importance in the history of fundamental ideas.


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Beta Beta Beta (TriBeta) is a society for students, particularly undergraduates, dedicated to improving the understanding and appreciation of biological study and extending boundaries of human knowledge through scientific research. Since its founding in 1922, more than 200,000 persons have been accepted into lifetime membership, and more than 520 chapters have been established throughout the United States and Puerto Rico.
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Membership in Chi Alpha Epsilon is offered through local campus chapters to eligible students and alumni. Students who hold a 3.0 cumulative G.P.A. for two consecutive full-time semesters, or 3 or 4 consecutive part-time semesters, and who were admitted to the college/university via developmental or higher education opportunity type programs, as well as students who participate in the Student Support Services and Federal Grant Programs are eligible for membership.
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The Delta Alpha Pi Honor Society (DAP) was founded in 2004 at East Stroudsburg University in Pennsylvania. Centenary College is the Theta Chapter of DAP and proudly recognizes the academic achievements of students with disabilities. The three Greek letters stand for disability, achievement, and pride. In order to be inducted into DAP, undergraduate students must complete a minimum of 24 credits (at Centenary College) and attain a cumulative GPA of 3.1. Graduate students must complete a minimum of 18 credits and earn a cumulative GPA of 3.3. On February 8, 2010, the Theta Chapter held its Fourth Annual Induction Ceremony in which 14 students were inducted. There are currently 30 active members.
Delta Alpha Pi is committed to raising awareness regarding disabilities and facilitating the development of leadership and self-advocacy skills. A mentoring program is sponsored by DAP members to help students with disabilities transition to the college environment.
Kappa Delta Epsilon
Kappa Delta Epsilon is an honorary professional Education fraternity, the purpose of which is to promote the cause of education by fostering a spirit of fellowship, high standards of scholastic attainment and professional ideals among its members.
Fran Congdon, Asst. Prof. Education
Kappa Mu Epsilon
KME is a specialized mathematics honor society, which was founded in 1931 to promote the interest of mathematics among undergraduate and graduate students. KME chapters are located in colleges and universities of recognized standing that offer a strong mathematics major. KME members are selected from students of mathematics and other closely related fields who have maintained standards of scholarship, have professional merit, and have attained academic distinction.
Students from the Centenary College Delta Chapter have been involved in the following service and activities:
- Tutoring for the campus community
- Private, individual tutoring for students in the surrounding community, which has grown to include services for children at the Math Tutoring Center at Downtown Centenary
- Assisted in a campus and community-wide Stem Cell drive.
- Attended and presented research at undergraduate Mathematics conferences.
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Kathy Turrisi, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, KME Centenary College Delta Chapter Founding member at firstname.lastname@example.com or
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Phi Alpha Theta
Phi Alpha Theta is a professional society whose mission is to promote the study of History through the encouragement of research, good teaching, publication and the exchange of learning and ideas among historians. We seek to bring students, teachers and writers of history together for intellectual and social exchanges, which promote and assist historical research and publication by our members in a variety of ways.
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Phi Theta Kappa
The Delta Chi Chapter of this two-year national honor society recognizes high academic achievement, promotes scholarship, develops character and cultivates fellowship among Centenary College students.
From more information, visit www.ptk.org
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Sigma Tau Delta
The central purpose of Sigma Tau Delta, the International English Honors, is to confer the distinction upon outstanding students of the English language and literature in undergraduate, graduate and professional studies. Sigma Tau Delta also recognizes the accomplishments of professional writers who have contributed to the fields of language and literature.
The Alpha Kappa Alpha chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, was founded at Centenary College in January of 2001. Our mission is to introduce new programs to the Centenary College community and to encourage interest in the field of English. We have coordinated special events from guest speakers to poetry slams to community service.
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For Boston University, it has been an awful four months: The college has seen an undergraduate badly injured in a fire, the arrest of two hockey players on sexual assault charges, two episodes of what appeared to be extreme hazing, and a student practical joke gone so badly awry it drew international media attention.
Last week, in by far the most serious and troubling event, a graduate student was slain off campus.
But even as BU courts the 19,589 high school seniors it has admitted for next year - who must decide whether to attend by Tuesday - the university is not downplaying the bad news. In fact, president Robert Brown is making sure parents know about recent events.
"We want to make sure they're getting the facts accurately,'' Brown said Thursday in an interview, his first extensive comments on the string of incidents. "You know, I'm a scientist. The facts are what they are.''
After Kanagala Seshadri Rao was found shot to death on an Allston street on April 19, Brown went so far as to write to all the parents of admitted students to tell them about the killing - even though they might otherwise never have heard about it. Such things do happen at large urban schools, he told them.
The university also faced an awkward dilemma the day after Rao's slaying: 1,000 admitted students were descending on campus for open houses.
Kenn Elmore, the dean of students, stood in front of the groups and said hello. Then, like Brown, he brought up Rao's death before anyone could ask about it.
"It would be unusual for us after such a terrible incident to not even acknowledge it,'' Elmore said. "I wanted them to see that it does affect the community, to give them a sense of who we are.''
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And I am a bull for long term for the marketplace.
I don't think I still think in this move were in the second or third and it.
I do think however that there we're gonna have some starts than in fits and starts so I do think that it but the problem is -- The problem is is that is.
If you're not in I think you have to start stepping in now and that's one of the big pro.
Why able by the way on that second or third -- comment they're did you -- talk about some of the individual and the cyber security -- -- number stories on that.
Lately and by the -- is no reason we've -- no indication on what happened at the Super Bowl reasonably today you do with that but you're right about New York Times last week Wall Street Journal but why.
Do you think the common about the second or third it because -- -- Bob -- and earlier us testing the same thing is people see the headlines all markets near an all time highs and I missed it how do you mean.
-- I don't think so and and you also why not -- -- was on earlier talking about money flows yes mutual funds.
That's it's it's a relative basis -- one of the things is that the money is not coming out of the bond funds.
It's coming out of the cash portion -- people of stored up right then and if you take a look money's not coming those bond funds I think what's gonna happen.
Is that we continue in this type of marketplace people we're gonna take money out of box offices are not make any money and -- abide by the way I think bond funds are extremely dangerous place for that individual investor and you're talking about I think there's more risk in those individuals in those bond funds.
Then there are in any equity funds that are out there because I don't think people understand the risks they're taking.
When they have this money in the bond funds where they can lose principal we'll take his look of surprise surprise interest rates -- will go.
-- if you hold to maturity there's that Obama heard he arrived if you hold to maturity in every bond fund -- also has an average maturity.
So if you're willing to own -- that they want to find.
It doesn't matter -- unless they're forced to sell at a loss on those bonds -- you hold that bond fund.
To the average maturity you will get your principal back in theory if its management -- like -- -- -- bond.
In theory I think in theory but that new money comes -- money continues to roll and they continue to make those maturities -- I have no problem with people buying individual bonds.
Listen here's the here's the risk.
The ten year treasury for every 100 basis point move in the debt up in interest rates a hundred basis points 1%.
You can lose 8% in principle.
In that ten year treasury now you're correct you can holder for the -- the -- period of time to get your money back but that's not a great proposition and given that backdrop.
The names that we like and that things that I like.
I think are much better situations in a basket those stocks than being in a bond funds are too good to see again nice seeing you thank you -- -- -- analyst.
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There is a term I learned while I was in the military: OBE. It stands for "overcome by events". What it means is that one or more events have occurred which have made the original problem or idea go away, or make the information irrelevant, and usually not by design. Translating that concept to the Internet is a lot easier than it sounds.
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Commenters link to all kinds of websites. Some of the websites are just allowed to do a disappearing act by letting the domains expire and some are intentionally shut down, as is the case with a lot of "Blogger" blogs. Some have been redirected to questionable websites, websites I would never approve a link to originally.
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