Reading Egyptian or Coptic texts 3600-7-EG4-LTEK(Z)

http://egiptologia.orient.uw.edu.pl/

Reading of the original texts (literary, religious, historical and economic) written in the languages of Ancient Egypt (Old, Middle and Late Egyptian, Coptic) on the different materials and preparing for individual work on texts.

Type of course

obligatory courses

Mode

Classroom

Prerequisites (description)

Following courses completed: Middle Egyptian, Late Egyptian or Coptic, Epigraphy, Hieratic The student should: - have a wider knowledge about the Middle Egyptian, Late Egyptian or Coptic languages, as well as about the literature, history and religion of ancient Egypt on an advanced level; - know the methods of working on Egyptian texts.

Course coordinators

Daniel Takacs

Learning outcomes

The student should:
Knowledge:
- know the discussed aspects of the culture of Ancient Egypt;
- have wider knowledge about Middle and Late Egyptian or Coptic;
Skills:
- find and translate into Polish the most important Egyptian texts;
- be able to compare and analyze the connections of texts or other kind of cultural material with the problems of the tradition;
- know how to use internet tools in Polish and foreign languages;
Competence:
- understand the need of learning during the life, inspire and organize the learning of others.

Assessment criteria

Methods of assessment:
- Attendance control,
- Continuous assessment.

Practical placement

Not applicable

Bibliography

Sethe. K. 1906-9. Urkunden der 18. Dynastie. I-IV.

Sethe. K. 1959. Ägytische Lesestücke.

Gardiner, A.H. 1932. Late Egyptian Stories.

Gardiner, A.H. 1937. Late Egyptian Miscellanies.

Lambdin, T.O. 1983. Introduction to Sahidic Coptic.

Additional information

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

Description of 3600-7-EG4-LTEK(Z) in USOSweb