(ANCIENT) EGYPTIAN
NML240Y1 Introduction to Middle Egyptian (formerly NMC320Y)
This course introduces students to the hieroglyphic script and the classical form of the ancient Egyptian language. After the basic elements of grammar are mastered the class will begin the reading of simple hieroglyphic texts.
Evaluation:class participation and attendance: 20%
3 quizzes: 10%
4 short take-home assignments: 20% (2 per term)
2 take-home exams: 35% (one per term; 15% and 20%)
1 final in-class exam: 15%
Texts: Hoch, J. E., Middle Egyptian Grammar (1995)
Faulkner, R. O., A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian (1962)
Exclusion: NMC320Y
C. Geisen
NML340Y1 Intermediate Egyptian (formerly NMC420Y)
A continuation of NML240Y, in which the student is exposed to a wide range of hieroglyphic texts in the Middle Egyptian dialect of an historical, literary, religious, and economic nature. The grammar and syntax covered in NML240Y are reviewed intensively.
Evaluation: Based on class participation (35%), one essay (25%) and two take-home examinations (15% and 25%)
Texts: See NML240Y, to which add:
Blackman, A. M., Middle Egyptian Stories (1932)
Sethe, K., Aegyptische Lesestücke (Leipzig, 1928)
Prerequisite: NMC320Y/NML240Y
Exclusion: NMC420Y
R. Leprohon
NML440Y1 Ancient Egyptian Historical Texts
Texts of significance for the reconstruction and understanding of Egyptian History will be read in the original, and analyzed for content, style, and grammar. The social and archaeological context of these texts will also receive attention.
Prerequisite: NML340Y
K. Goebs
NML441Y1 Ancient Egyptian Religious and Funerary Texts
Readings, analysis, and comparisons of the selections from the Pyramid Texts, the Coffin Texts, and the New Kingdom mortuary literatures; study of cultic, magical, and mythological texts relating to funerary and cultic beliefs and practices. All texts to be read in the original.
Prerequisite: NML340Y
K. Goebs