Graeco-Roman Egypt – Writing on stones

The multiscriptal, multilingual, multicultural, or short the multifaceted environment of ancient Egypt

Ratings 5.00 / 5.00

What You Will Learn!

You will learn how to read 2.5 scripts, the Greek script, the Coptic script and a limited number of hieroglyphs.
You will transcribe select passages of authentic Greek, Egyptian and Latin texts (and translate them with help).
You will get an introduction to late antique Egypt, two important monuments (the Rosetta stone and the stele of Cornelius Gallus), and to multilingualism.
You will have plenty of academic literature references if you want to take a deeper dive into any of the topics discussed here.

Description

The course 'Graeco-Roman Egypt – Writing on stones' provides an introduction to the culturally, socially and politically multifaceted environment of late antique Egypt (ca. 3rd century BC to 4th century AD) for a non-specialist audience. No previous knowledge is required.

•You will learn how to read 2.5 scripts, the Greek script, the Coptic script and a limited number of hieroglyphs.

•You will transcribe select passages of authentic Greek, Egyptian and Latin texts (and translate them with help).

•You will explore late antique Egypt, two important monuments (the Rosetta stone and the stele of Cornelius Gallus), and the fascinating world of multilingualism (i.e. using more than one language on a daily basis).

•You will have plenty of academic literature references if you want to take a deeper dive into any of the topics discussed here.

The central aim of the course is (i) to put late antique Egypt on the map in the virtual world, (ii) to show how multilingualism can shape a society and (iii) to teach you about scripts and surroundings that are often confined to the ivory tower of academic environments. Most of all, this course is intended to be an enjoyable educational adventure, no pressure, no wrong answers, no overload with information.