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Demotic Papyrology III

Course
2019-2020

Admission requirements

Demotic Papyrology II or equivalent.

Description

This seminar takes place every two weeks. The main focus is on literary and religious texts or on texts adduced by the students themselves.

Course objectives

Reading and interpretation of texts that are uncharted territory for most Egyptologists. Participants are expected to look way beyond the available support tools and published literature.

Timetable

Please consult the timetables on the Classics and Ancient Civilizations website. Classes takes place ever other week.

Mode of instruction

Seminar

Course Load

Total course load for the course is 5 EC (140 hours), consisting of:

  • Classes, 26 hours;

  • Preparation for the classes, 78 hours;

  • Scientific commentary on the content of a Demotic text (to be announced), 36 hours.

Assessment method

Assessment

  • Publish a Demotic or Abnormal Hieratic source that will be accepted by a leading Egyptological journal

Resit

Should the overall mark be unsatisfactory, students can rewrite the paper after consultation with the lecturer.

Inspection and feedback

Students will be invited to discuss the assessment as the results have been published.

Blackboard

Blackboard.

Reading List

To be announced in class.

Registration

Students are required to register for this course via uSis, the course registration system of Leiden University.

Contact

Dr. K. Donker van Heel

Remarks

The course will be taught in Dutch or English, depending on the first language of participating students.