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John W. Tait (born 1945) is a British Edwards Professor of Egyptology at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London, and was the head of the department till 2010. ^{[1] [2]} He received his Ph.D in Egyptian and Greek Papyrology from the University of Oxford. ^{[1] [2]} His research focuses on Ancient Egyptian literature, including documents written in hieroglyphs, hieratic, Demotic, and Greek. ^{[1] [2]} He has also worked as a member of the Project for the Publication of the Carlsberg Papyri and the Egypt Exploration Society. ^{[1] [2]}

See also

• List of Egyptologists

Notes

References

• Tait, John W. (2003). 'Never Had the Like Occurred': Egypt's View of Its Past. Edited by John W. Tait. London: University College London, Institute of Archaeology, an imprint of Cavendish Publishing Limited. ISBN  1-84472-007-1.

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