Admission requirements
BA degree and sufficient level of knowledge of Middle Egyptian. If you are interested in taking this course, but are not sure whether you fulfil the entry requirements, please, contact the instructor.
Description
Instruction in the interpretation of temple inscriptions from the Graeco-Roman Period (circa 300 BCE – 250 CE), also known as ‘Ptolemaic hieroglyphs’, and their relation to architecture and the surrounding scenes, known as the ‘grammaire du temple’. The textual tradition of the temple scriptorium and the intellectual climate of the priestly milieu are discussed through reading a variety of inscriptions. The course will also introduce the specialized literature on this topic and present an overview of the current state of the scholarly debate and on the different genres represented in the temple inscriptions.
After an intensive introduction to the characteristics of the script and grammar, the classes focus on the reading of inscriptions from the textbook (Leitz) supplemented by other texts. The course starts with an intensive course on the Ptolemaic script over three days.
Course objectives
The course aims at enabling the students to read and interpret the complicated texts of the late temples with the help of the standard research tools.
Timetable
Please consult the timetable on the Classics and Ancient Civilizations website
Mode of instruction
Seminar
Course Load
The total course load is 280 hours (10 ec):
Attending lectures and seminars: 3 × 3 intensive course plus 7 × 4 hours = 37 hours
Preparation time for seminars: 148 hours
Preparation time for exam: 95 hours
Assessment method
Assignments: 40%
Take home examination: 30%
Oral examination: 30%
The final grade for the course is established by determining the weighted average. Should the overall mark be unsatisfactory, the oral exam and/or the take home exam can be repeated.
Blackboard
Blackboard is used for providing class assignments and additional literature
Reading list
Christian Leitz, Quellentexte zur ägyptischen Religion I: Die Tempelinschriften der griechisch-römischen Zeit, 3rd ed., Berlin 2009. In stock at Atleest bookshop, Leiden.
Registration
Students are required to register for this course via uSis, the course registration system of Leiden University. General information about uSis is available in English and Dutch.
Registration Studeren à la carte and Contractonderwijs
Registration Studeren à la carte
Registration Contractonderwijs
Contact
‘Prof. dr. O.E. Kaper”:mailto:o.e.kaper@hum.leidenuniv.nl
Remarks
Students in the Research MA Classics and Ancient Civilizations are required to read a longer text in the final examination.