Ancient Near Eastern Language: Egyptian

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2015:

170 hours

Students who have completed the following subjects are not permitted to enrol in ANCW20020:

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This subject is an introduction to the grammar and reading of ancient Egyptian. It covers grammatical concepts and paradigms, sentence formation, and translating and reading simple hieroglyphic texts. Background information on the cultural context in which ancient Egyptian was spoken is woven into the subject matter. The aim is for students to acquire the basic elements of the grammar, syntax, vocabulary and writing system of ancient Egyptian, and attain reading skills sufficient to begin reading literary and historical texts.

Students who sucessfully complete this subject will:

• be familiar with the elements of the grammar, syntax and vocabulary of ancient Egyptian and have attained reading skills sufficient to begin reading simpler literary texts.
• have discovered the importance of reading ancient texts in the original languages for the study of history and the ancient world in general.

Ten short assessment exercises (one in-class, and nine take-home) due during the semester (50% in total) and a take-home final examination distributed on the last day of class, and due 24 hours later, 50%

Hurdle Requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 75% of classes in order to pass this subject. Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at 10% per day. After five working days late assessment will not be marked. In-class tasks missed without approval will not be marked. All pieces of written work must be submitted to pass this subject

• James P. Allen. Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs (3rd Edition), Cambridge University Press, 2014.
• Raymond O. Faulkner. A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, 1962 (reprinted 2006, Oxford: Oxbow Books).

This subject potentially can be taken as a breadth subject component for the following courses:

• Bachelor of Commerce
• Bachelor of Environments
• Bachelor of Music

You should visit learn more about breadth subjects and read the breadth requirements for your degree, and should discuss your choice with your student adviser, before deciding on your subjects.