EGYP 1100a / LING 1140a, Introduction to Classical Hieroglyphic Egyptian I  John Darnell

Introduction to the language of ancient pharaonic Egypt (Middle Egyptian) and its hieroglyphic writing system, with short historical, literary, and religious texts. Grammatical analysis with exercises in reading, translation, and composition.  L1
TTh 9am-10:15am

EGYP 1200b / LING 1240b, Introduction to Classical Hieroglyphic Egyptian II  Staff

Continuation of EGYP 1100. Prerequisite: EGYP 1100.  L2
MW 9am-10:15am

* EGYP 1310a, Intermediate Egyptian I: Literary Texts  Victoria Almansa-Villatoro

This course engages in close reading of Middle Egyptian literary texts in hieroglyphic transcription, along with an introduction to the hieratic (cursive) Egyptian script of the original sources. Primary sources include the Middle Kingdom stories, principally those known by the modern titles “The Story of Sinuhe” and “The Tale of the Eloquent Peasant.” Assigned secondary literature includes reviews of grammatical topics in Middle Egyptian and analyses of the cultural, religious, and historical context of the literary texts. We also read portions of texts from other genres—historical, administrative, etc.—that serve to illuminate concepts and practices appearing in the literary compositions.  Prerequisite: EGYP 1200 or permission of instructor.  L3
TTh 9am-10:15am

* EGYP 1470a / EGYP 147 / RLST 4220a, Egyptian Monastic Literature in Coptic  Stephen Davis

Readings in the early Egyptian classics of Christian asceticism in Sahidic Coptic, including the desert Fathers and Shenute. Prerequisite: EGYP 1270 or equivalent. Counts as L4 if taken after EGYP 1370 or equivalent.  L3
MW 9am-10:15am

* EGYP 1540b, The Pyramid Texts  Victoria Almansa-Villatoro

This course consists of fourteen weeks devoted to reading the Old Kingdom corpus of Pyramid Texts written in hieroglyphs. The Pyramid Texts are the oldest religious texts in the world and were inscribed in the internal walls of the pyramids of several pharaohs built in Saqqara. These texts are direct precursors to later mortuary liturgies like the Coffin Texts and the Book of the Dead. They represent our most important source for the study of religion in the 3rd millennium BCE. This course also functions as an introduction to Old Egyptian, the oldest stage of the ancient Egyptian language. Prior knowledge of Old Egyptian is, therefore, not required. The schedule and list of utterances that we read are tentative and adapt to the pace of the reading sessions and the students’ own interests. Students are encouraged to think critically and propose new interpretations and translations of the texts that we read every day in class. Prerequisites: Ancient Egyptian L1-3  L4  RP
TTh 9am-10:15am

* EGYP 2310a, Historical Texts of Egypt and Nubia  John Darnell

This course examines textual evidence regarding Egypt’s relationship with Nubia from the Old Kingdom through the Ramesside Period, focusing on close reading of the texts of royal monuments, private autobiographical inscriptions, military dispatches, and graffiti from the Nubian deserts. Background reading about the history and archaeology of ancient Nubia supplements the interpretation of the texts. Some texts are read in the original hieratic script. Prerequisite: at least one L3 course.  L5  RP
TTh 4pm-5:15pm