9677001 Ancient Egyptian and Coptic
| Numbering Code | U-LET49 29677 LJ48 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Intensive, Second semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | lecture | |
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| Language | Japanese | Day/Period | Intensive | |
| Instructor name | MIYAGAWA SO (Part-time Lecturer) | |||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course | Learn the grammar of variants of Egyptian with more than 5,000 years of written records, and analyze various events in historical linguistics such as grammatization, lexicography, and phonological changes. Learn about the history, religion, and culture of ancient Egypt and Copts. | |||
| Course Goals | Using the knowledge of Middle Egyptian and Coptic languages learned in Ancient Egyptian-Coptic (beginner), students will gain knowledge of grammar of other ancient Egyptian variants, namely Old , New , and Popular script Egyptian, and will be able to analyze the historical changes of the Egyptian language more deeply. | |||
| Schedule and Contents |
Learn Old, New, and Popular Egyptian using the knowledge of Middle Egyptian and Coptic learned in "Ancient Egyptian-Coptic (beginner)." Old Egyptian was used mainly from the 27th to around the 21st century BC, with the largest corpus being the "Pyramid Text" inscribed with hieroglyphs inside the pyramids of kings and queens of the 5th, 6th, and 8th dynasties. Old Egyptian is similar to Middle Egyptian, but there are many differences. The New Egyptian language was used from the 14th to the 4th century BC, and was written in a language variant that was closer to the colloquial language, especially developed during the 19th and 20th Dynasties of the New Kingdom. The grammar of the New Egyptian language is close to Coptic, while retaining the elements of the Middle Egyptian language. Text genres include stories, love poems, and religious poems. Popular Script Egyptian was used from the 8th century BC to the 5th century AD, and was written in popular script. It seems to reflect the colloquial language of the time to some extent, and its grammar is very similar to Coptic. The language written in the middle of Rosetta Stone is also Egyptian, and there are various documents such as stories, wisdom literature, trial records, daily notes, and letters. Part 1: Old Egyptian Grammar(1) Part 2: Old Egyptian Grammar (2) Part 3: Old Egyptian Grammar (3) 4th Reading of the Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Text (1) The 5th Reading of the Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Text (2) 6th New Egyptian Grammar(1) 7th New Egyptian Grammar (2) 8th New Egyptian Grammar (3) 9th New Egyptian Reading of "The Cursed Prince" (1) 10th New Egyptian "Cursed Prince" Reading (2) 11th Populace Letters Egyptian Letters and Grammar (1) 12th Populace Letters Egyptian Letters and Grammar (2) 13th Populace Letters Egyptian Letters and Grammar (3) The 14th Edition of the Popular Script Egyptian "The Story of Setne Kaemwaset" Reading comprehension (1) The 15th edition of the Popular Script Egyptian "The Story of Setne Kaemwaset" Reading comprehension (2) |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | Regular attitude scores (contribution to class, practice questions, assignments, etc.) 60%. Final report 40％. | |||
| Course Requirements | Especially none | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Practice questions and tasks that become preparation and review are imposed. | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References | In addition, the instructor will prepare. | ||
| References, etc. | Will be introduced during class | |||
