HIERO 1451 - Ancient Egyptian II: Introduction to Middle Egyptian Hieroglyphs

(crosslisted) CLASS 1451
(GHB) (ALC-AS, CA-AS) (CU-ITL)

Spring. 4 credits. Student option grading.

Prerequisite: HIERO 1450.

C. Monroe.

A continuation of HIERO 1450. For over two thousand years, from the Middle Kingdom (ca. 2100 BCE) into the Roman era, Egyptian monuments were inscribed with hieroglyphs of the Middle Egyptian writing system. Students will continue to learn the complete Middle Egyptian verbal system and continue to enrich their Egyptian vocabulary. We will also continue translating complete literary and religious texts, including the fantastic tale of a sailor’s maritime misadventures and divine encounters (“The Shipwrecked Sailor”) and a hymn in honor of the sun god (“The Litany of Re”).