Epigraphy

General data

Course ID:	3600-5-EG2-E2
Erasmus code / ISCED:	(unknown) / (unknown)
Course title:	Epigraphy
Name in Polish:	Epigrafika2
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Oriental Studies
Course groups:
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	(unknown)
Type of course:	obligatory courses
Prerequisites (description):	The course of Middle Egyptian (part I) completed The ability to communicate in 'congress' languages
Short description:	Epigraphy deals with examination of texts written on various materials – mainly stone (for instance: on temple walls, stelae and others). The course aims at providing knowledge on the standard formulae of some typical texts, the possible forms of hieroglyphs and preparing the participants for individual reading.
Full description:	Epigraphy deals with examination of texts written on various materials – mainly stone (for instance: on temple walls, stelae and others). The course aims at providing knowledge on the standard formulae of some typical texts, the possible forms of hieroglyphs and preparing the participants for individual reading. Texts from various periods will be read (from Old Kingdom to Late Period).
Bibliography:	R. Caminos/H. G. Fischer, Ancient Egyptian Epigraphy and Paleography, New York 1976; H.G. Fischer, The Orientation of Hieroglyphs, I, Reversals, (Egyptian Studies II), New York, 1977; P. Der Manuelian, Digital Epigraphy: An Approach to Streamlining Egyptological Epigraphic Method, JARCE 35, 1998, 97-113.
Learning outcomes:	The student should: Knowledge: - know the rules of the description of texts from various monuments; know the most important types of inscriptions; Skills: - can analyze and make documentation of the original inscribed material; Competence: - understand the meaning of the language for the culture of Ancient Egypt.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Semester assessment - Attendance control, - Continuous assessment, - Semester papers (description of an inscribed monument).
Practical placement:	Not applicable

This course is not currently offered.

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