This biannual learning unit is being organized in 2024-2025
Teacher(s)
Language
French
Main themes
Content
This course gives the opportunity to the students to deepen and broaden their knowledge and practice of Middle Egyptian acquired during the first cycle (BA). Questions relating to the Ancient Egyptian literature (historical and socio-political context, genres, textual registers, function and reception of the literary text) will also be addressed. The texts studied during the course are chosen in order to provide representative samples of various genres and reflect the richness and diversity of Egyptian textual sources.
Teaching methods
| The course is given in the form of an interactive seminar. It comprises the preliminary preparation of texts by the student before class, in-class group discussion of translations, analyses and commentary of the texts in their context |
Evaluation methods
Evaluation is based on in-class participation (10%), continuous monitoring consisting in two short written tests (20% + 20% = 40%) and a final oral exam based on a preliminary written preparation (50%)
Other information
Use of AI: Generative artificial intelligence (AI) must be used responsibly and in accordance with the practices of academic and scientific integrity. Since scientific integrity requires to cite sources, the use of AI must always be reported. The use of artificial intelligences for tasks where they are explicitly forbidden will be considered cheating
Online resources
The moodle server allows one to obtain:
- original photographs of the inscriptions for translations
- copies of texts available in numericical form.
- original photographs of the inscriptions for translations
- copies of texts available in numericical form.
Bibliography
Grammaires :
C. Obsomer, Égyptien hiéroglyphique, Grammaire pratique du moyen égyptien, Bruxelles, Safran, 2009.
Dictionnaires :
R.O. Faulkner, A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford, 1962
A. Erman & H. Grapow, Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Bände I-V, Leipzig/Berlin, 1926-1963.
R. Hannig, Die Sprache der Pharaonen. Großes Handwörterbuch Ägyptisch – Deutsch (2800-950 v. Chr.), 6. Auflage, Kultur und Geschichte der Antiken Welt 64, Mayence, 2015.
L. H. Lesko, A Dictionary of Late Egyptian, Berkeley, 1982-1990.
Lectures complémentaires :
Mathieu, Bernard 2023. La littérature de l'Égypte ancienne, II: Moyen Empire et Deuxième Période intermédiaire. Paris: Belles Lettres.
Lichtheim, Miriam 2019. Ancient Egyptian literature. Oakland, CA: University of California Press
C. Obsomer, Égyptien hiéroglyphique, Grammaire pratique du moyen égyptien, Bruxelles, Safran, 2009.
Dictionnaires :
R.O. Faulkner, A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford, 1962
A. Erman & H. Grapow, Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Bände I-V, Leipzig/Berlin, 1926-1963.
R. Hannig, Die Sprache der Pharaonen. Großes Handwörterbuch Ägyptisch – Deutsch (2800-950 v. Chr.), 6. Auflage, Kultur und Geschichte der Antiken Welt 64, Mayence, 2015.
L. H. Lesko, A Dictionary of Late Egyptian, Berkeley, 1982-1990.
Lectures complémentaires :
Mathieu, Bernard 2023. La littérature de l'Égypte ancienne, II: Moyen Empire et Deuxième Période intermédiaire. Paris: Belles Lettres.
Lichtheim, Miriam 2019. Ancient Egyptian literature. Oakland, CA: University of California Press
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