Admission requirements
Regular MA admission; sufficient knowledge of ancient Greek (if in doubt, contact the instructor).
Description
Greek papyri form an important source for the history of Greek, Roman and Byzantine Egypt. Students will read varied, mainly documentary, papyri from their editions and will study some original papyri from photos, learning to place them in their historical and cultural context.
Course objectives
Students will have a basic knowledge of Greek papyrology and its apparatus, will be able to decipher easier documentary papyri and situate them in their historical and cultural context, and will have acquired some basic editorial skills.
Timetable
Please, contact the instructor teaching the course to make an appointment.
Mode of instruction
Seminar (including many hours of self-study).
Assessment method
Written exam on introductory literature before start of classes; written assignments during the course and oral exam at the end.
Blackboard
Not applicable.
Reading list
R.S. Bagnall (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Papyrology (2009).
P.W. Pestman, The New Papyrological Primer. Second Edition, Revised (1994).
More literature announced during class.
Registration
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Contact information
Please, contact Dr. F.A.J. Hoogendijk
Remarks
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