Interm Ancient Egyptian

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

This course is the second in a two-course sequence on Middle Egyptian, an Afroasiatic language written primarily in hieroglyphics and spoken about 4,000 years ago. The goal of this course is to obtain intermediate reading skills in Middle Egyptian, such that students will be able to read a variety of ancient text types with ease. The course will also focus on learning about and analyzing advanced topics in the grammar of Egyptian, especially its morphology and syntax. The course will feature extensive practice in reading and writing hieroglyphs as well as assigned readings on the linguistic analysis of Middle Egyptian.