Hieroglyphs for beginners 3600-EG-HP-OW
The classes consist of theoretical and practical part. The participants will learn about the language and writing of ancient Egyptians; they will be familiarised with the basics of Middle Egyptian grammar and writing systems, as well as with tools that are used today to read documents written on papyri, ostraca and stone walls. During the practical part, the participants will apply the acquired knowledge to read and write simple words and/or phrases in hieroglyphs (for the most ambitious ones, a short course in Egyptian curses will be provided).
Type of course
Mode
Prerequisites (description)
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
The student should:
Knowledge:
- have the basic knowledge about the Middle Egyptian language;
- have the knowledge about the Egyptian hieroglyphic writing system;
Skills:
- correctly recognise the main elements of Egyptian monumental inscriptions;
Competence:
- be aware of the cultural difference and its religious, philosophical, moral and historical sources and its meaning for the understanding of the contemporary world.
Assessment criteria
Continuous assessment, attendance control
Practical placement
N/A
Bibliography
A. Ćwiek, Hieroglify egipskie. Mowa bogów, Poznań 2016
H.G. Fischer, Ancient Egyptian Calligraphy, New York 1988, 3 wyd.
G. Englund, Introduction to pharaonic Egyptian, Uppsala 1975
R. Parkinson, Cracking Codes. The Rosetta Stone and Decipherment. With Contribution by W. Diffie, M. Fischer and R.S. Simpson, London 1999
R, Schulz, M. Seidel (red.), Egipt. Świat faraonów, Kolonia 2001
A. Gardiner, Egyptian Grammar. Being An Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, Oxford 1927, third edition, revised 1994
For interested participants additional literature will be given during the classes.
Additional information
Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system: