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Classical Egyptian language

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Course ID:	3600-7-EG1-KJE(Z)
Erasmus code / ISCED:	08.9 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (unknown)
Course title:	Classical Egyptian language
Name in Polish:	Klasyczny język egipski(Z)
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Oriental Studies
Course groups:
Course homepage:	http://egiptologia.orient.uw.edu.pl/
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	8.00 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.
Language:	English
Type of course:	obligatory courses
Prerequisites (description):	Participation in the corresponding lecture Students should be able to communicate in the congress languages
Mode:	Classroom
Short description:	This course is an extension of the first part of the Middle Egyptian grammar lecture.
Full description:	This class is a practical extension of the first part of the two year lecture on Middle Egyptian grammar. Their aim is to provide initial comprehension of the hieroglyphic system with its signs and to use in practice the rules of grammar learned during the lecture. Selected literary (The Shipwrecked Sailor, The Tale of Sinuhe), historical (from Middle Kingdom, and the 18th Dynasty) and religious texts will be read.
Bibliography:	J. P. Allen, Middle Egyptian. An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, Cambridge 1999; A. M. Blackman, Middle Egyptian Stories, Bruxelles 1932 (BAe 2); A. de Buck, The Egyptian Coffin Texts, I-VII, Chicago 1935-1961; A. Erman, H. Grapow, Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, VII+V, Leipzig, Berlin 1926-1963; R. O. Faulkner, A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford 1962; A. H. Gardiner, Egyptian Grammar, London 19573; W. Helck, Urkunden der 18. Dynastie, 17-22, Berlin 1955-1958; M. Malaise, J. Winand, Grammaire raisonée de l'égyptien classique, Liège 1999 (AegLeo 6); W. Schenkel, Tübinger Einführung in die klassisch-ägyptische Sprache und Schrift, Tübingen 1994; K. Sethe, Urkunden der 18. Dynastie, 1-16, Berlin, Graz 19612.
Learning outcomes:	The student should: Knowledge: - read and write the hieroglyphs; - recognize and analyze the grammatical constructions of the Middle Egyptian; - have the basic knowledge about the translation of the Middle Egyptian texts; Skills: - read the Middle Egyptian texts; - know how to use the reference works (dictionaries, grammars); Competence: - understand the meaning of the Middle Egyptian for the culture of Ancient Egypt.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Semester assessment - Attendance control, - Continuous assessment, - Written tests, - Semester papers (translation of a text with the grammatical commentary).
Practical placement:	Not applicable

Classes in period "Winter semester 2024/25" (future)

Time span:	2024-10-01 - 2025-01-26	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO CW TU W CW TH FR
Type of class:	Classes, 60 hours, 15 places more information
Coordinators:	Daniel Takacs
Group instructors:	Daniel Takacs
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Grading Classes - Grading

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