Elective course. Introduction to Papyrology 2900-HAMC-EL-K2-IPAP
This course offers an introduction to the study of ancient papyri with special attention to Greek documents from Egypt from Hellenistic to early Islamic period (roughly the fourth century BCE to the eighth century CE). Students will learn what kinds of papyrological texts survive from antiquity and how their study can contribute to our understanding of Greco-Roman and Egyptian history, society and culture. Participants will also be introduced to the skills necessary for editing a papyrus and will have the opportunity to examine unpublished texts.
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Efekty kształcenia
Students will develop an understanding of the culture of Greco-Roman Egypt through close engagement with the written sources of its material culture. They will learn about the methodologies and tools of papyrology, including the main papyrological databases (papyri.info, Trismegistos.org, etc.), how to navigate secondary literature in the field, how to read, use, and criticize, a papyrological text edition, and how to contextualize papyri. Students will also improve their ancient Greek language skills and gain basic palaeographic skills through close readings of documents of ancient everyday life.
Kryteria oceniania
Students will be asked to discuss and comment on assigned readings in class, prepare short written assignments, and present basic research on specific topics in the field of papyrology (such as a family archive).
No more than 3 absences in the semester are allowed. Absences 2 and 3 may result in additional assignments.
Literatura
R. S. Bagnall, Reading Papyri, Writing Ancient History, 2nd ed. London 2020.
R. S. Bagnall (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Papyrology. Oxford 2009.
J. Keenan, J. Manning, and U. Yiftach-Firanko, Law and Legal Practice in Egypt from Alexander to the Arab Conquest. A Selection of Papyrological Sources in Translation. Cambridge 2014
P. Parsons and E.G. Turner. Greek Manuscripts of the Ancient World. 2nd ed., rev. 1987.
C. Riggs, The Oxford Handbook of Roman Egypt. Oxford 2012.
J. L. Rowlandson, Women and society in Greek and Roman Egypt: A Sourcebook. Cambridge 1998.
J. L. Rowlandson, R.S. Bagnall, and D.J. Thompson, Slavery and Dependence in Ancient Egypt. Sources in Translation. Cambridge forthcoming 2024.
K. Vandorpe, A Companion to Greco-Roman and Late Antique Egypt, Hoboken 2019.
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