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Late Cursive (Abnormal) Hieratic Papyrology I

Course
2024-2025

Admission requirements

Participants can read hieratic and are conversant with Late Egyptian grammar. Demotic is not mandatory, although it helps.

Description

Reading documentary texts with the help of the original editions.

Course objectives

Developing the capability to independently read late cursive hieratic texts with a view to scientific publication. Learning to combine what has been read with the data from mainstream Egyptological sources and interpretation in the context of Late Period Egypt.

Timetable

The timetables are available through My Timetable.

Mode of instruction

Seminar

Assessment method

Assessment

Presence, preparation, participation and written exam.

Weighing

  • Presence, preparation and participation: 30%

  • Written exam: 70%

The final mark for the course is established by determining the weighted average. To pass the course, the weighted average of the partial grades must be 5.5 or higher.

Resit

A resit of the written exam is possible after consultation with the lecturer.

Inspection and feedback

How and when an exam review will take place will be disclosed together with the publication of the exam results at the latest. If a student requests a review within 30 days after publication of the exam results, an exam review will have to be organized.

Reading list

K. Donker van Heel, A Very Easy Crash Course in Abnormal Hieratic, available at https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/propylaeumdok/2100/1/Donker%20van%20Heel_Abnormal%20Hieratic.pdf

Registration

Enrolment through MyStudyMap is mandatory.
General information about course and exam enrolment is available on the website

Registration Studeren à la carte and Contractonderwijs

Information for those interested in taking this course in context of Contract teaching (with taking examinations), eg. about costs, registration and conditions.

For the registration of exchange students contact Humanities International Office.

Contact

  • For substantive questions, contact the lecturer listed in the right information bar.

  • For questions about enrolment, admission, etc, contact the Education Administration Office: Arsenaal.

Remarks

Not applicable.