Skip to main content
National Endowment for the Humanities
  • Grants
    • Search Grant Programs
    • Application Review Process
    • Manage Your Award
    • Grantee Communications Toolkit
    • NEH International Opportunities
    • Workshops, Resources, & Tools
    • Search All Past Awards
    • Divisions and Offices
    • Professional Development
    • Sign Up to Be a Panelist
    • Emergency and Disaster Relief
  • Impact & Stories
    • States and Jurisdictions
    • Featured NEH-Funded Projects
    • Honors
    • Search Our Work
  • Initiatives
    • A More Perfect Union
    • Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence
    • International Engagement
  • About
    • NEH Leadership
    • Staff
    • History
    • Open Government
    • Contact NEH
    • Translate
  • News
    • Press Releases
    • NEH in the News
    • Contact NEH
  • Search
Project

The Writing Code

Division of Lifelong Learning

James Allen, Egyptologist.
Photo caption

James Allen, Egyptologist.

Courtesy of The Writing Code.

James Allen, Egyptologist.
Photo caption

James Allen, Egyptologist.

Courtesy of The Writing Code.

From Egyptian hieroglyphs to modern mass media – consider the wonder of our greatest invention: writing.

View Project
NEH Award Details

Explore Our Work

poster for Freedom Summer

Freedom Summer

image Slavery by Another Name

Slavery By Another Name 

poster image for The Abolitionists

The Abolitionists 

Sign up for NEH updates

Subscribe to receive the latest news and updates from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
SUBSCRIBE
The National Endowment for the Humanities
Edsitement!
Chronicling America: History American Newspapers
A More Perfect Union
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • GovDelivery
  • FOIA
  • No Fear Act
  • Office of the Inspector General
  • Accessibility
  • Privacy Policy and Terms of Use
  • Website Disclaimers
  • Open Gov
  • Plain Writing at NEH
  • Vulnerability Disclosure Policy
  • Scam Advisory