EGYPTOLOGY: AN INTRODUCTORY COURSE
1.- Egyptology as a Historic science
Origin of the Egyptology
Development in the 19th & 20th centuries
Egyptology today: Challenges and the future of Egyptology
2.- Sources and Methods in Egyptology
Geography
Chronology
Anthropology
Archaeology
Art and Iconography
Papyrology
Philology
3.- History of Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egyptian view of the past
Modern divisions of the History of Ancient Egypt
The Predynastic period
Early Dynastic
Old Kingdom
First Intermediate Period
Middle Kingdom
Second Intermediate Period
New Kingdom
Third Intermediate Period
Late Period
Graeco-Roman Egypt
The neighbouring regions
Nubia
The surrounding deserts
Canaan and Palestine
Mesopotamia
Anatolia
Aegean
4.- Writing and Language
Egyptian language: from the Afroasiatic to the Coptic
Writing materials
Principles of the hieroglyphic system
The origins of the hieroglyphic system
Old Egyptian
Middle Egyptian
Late Egyptian
Demotic
Coptic
5.- Main Egyptian types of texts
Historiographic:
Royal texts
Biographies
Religious:
Hymns
Funerary texts
Legal
Administrative
Instructions
Scribal traditions
Letters
Tales
6.- Ancient Egyptian religion
The idea of god in Ancient Egypt
Cosmogonies and Theogonies
Religious anthropology
The priesthood
Cult and rituals
Magic
The death and the afterlife
The mummification
7.- The Egyptian State
Kingship
The royal family
The administration of the State
The palace
The provincial administration
Military organisation
The army
Egypt ruling foreign countries
Justice
8.- Material culture of Ancient Egypt. I: Architecture.
Material for constructions
Development of the Egyptian temple
Funerary temples: Royal and private temples
The temples of gods
Development of Egyptian tomb
Royal tombs
Private tombs
Urban sites
Military sites
Main sites of Egypt
9.- Material Culture of Ancient Egypt. II.
Sculpture
Bas-relief
Painting
Decorative arts
Amulets, seals and scarabs
Pottery
10.- Economy and Society
Social structure
The family
Towns and villages
Economy
Rural economy
Trade
11.- Egyptian knowledge
The idea of the world
Medicine
Mathematics and metrology
Astronomy and time measuring
Physic, chemistry and mineralogy
Music
Basic references in English
J. P. Allen, 1999. Middle Egyptian. An Introduction to the Language and
Culture of Hieroglyphs. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge (ISBN-13: 9780521774833).
J. P. Allen, 2005. The Art of Medicine in Ancient Egypt. Metropolitan Museum
of Art (ISBN-13: 978-0300107289).
D. Arnold, 1993. The Encyclopaedia of Ancient Egyptian Architecture.
Princeton University Press (ISBN-13: 978-0691114880).
D. Arnold, G. Haeny, L. Bell, R. B. Finnestad, B. E. Shafer, 1997. Temples of
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M. L. Bierbrier, 1995. Who was Who in Egyptology. Egypt Exploration Society.
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A. K. Bowman, 1996. Egypt after the Pharaohs 332 BC-664 AD: From
Alexander to the Arab Conquest. University of California Press. (ISBN-13: 9780520205314).
A. Dodson, S. Ikram, 2008. The Tomb in Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson
(ISBN-13: 978-0500051399).
A. H. Gardiner, 1957. Egyptian Grammar, Griffith Institute (ISBN-13: 9780900416354).
S. Graller & W. Grajetzki, 2007. Life and Afterlife during the Middle Kingdom
and Second Intermediate Period. Golden House Publications. (ISBN-13: 9781906137014).
W. Grajetzki, 2006. The Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt: History,
Archaeology and Society. Duckworth Egyptology Series. London (ISBN-13: 9780715634356).
F. Junge, 2005. Late Egyptian Grammar. Griffith Institute of Egyptology.
Oxford (ISBN-13: 978-0900416859).
K. A. Kitchen, (1986 (reimpr. 1995). The Third Intermediate Period in Egypt
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M. Lehner, 2008. The Complete Pyramids: Solving the Ancient Mysteries.
Thames & Hudson. London (ISBN-13: 978-0500285473).
N. Lewis, 1985. Papyrology. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge (ISBN13: 978-0521300155).
M. Lichtheim, 1973-1980. Ancient Egyptian Literature, 3 vols. University of
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J. Lustig (ed.), 1999. Anthropology and Egyptology. A Developing Dialogue.
Sheffield (ISBN-13: 978-1850756767).
B. Manley, 1996. The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Egypt. Penguin
Books, Harmondsworth (ISBN-13: 978-0140513318).
S. Meltzer, 1990. Letters from Ancient Egypt. Scholars Press (ISBN-13: 9781555404734).
S. Morenz, 1992. Egyptian Religion. Cornell University Press (ISBN-13: 9780801480294).
P. T. Nicholson & I. Shaw (eds), 2000. Ancient Egyptian Materials and
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R. B. Parkinson, 1999. The Tale of Sinuhe and Other Ancient Egyptian Poems
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R. B. Parkinson, 2006. Voices from Ancient Egypt. An Anthology of Middle
Kingdom Writings. British Museum Press. (ISBN-13: 978-0714109619).
S. Quirke, 1993. Ancient Egyptian Religion. Dover Publications (ISBN-13: 9780486274270).
D. B. Redford, 1986. Pharaonic King-Lists, Annals and Day-Books. Benben
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N. Reeves, 2005. Akhenaten: Egypt’s False Prophet. Thames & Hudson.
London (ISBN-13: 978-0500285527).
I. Shaw (ed.), 2004. The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt. Oxford University
Press (ISBN-13: 978-0192804587).
W. S. Smith, 1999. The Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt. Yale University
Press. Yale (ISBN-13: 978-0300077476).
B. G. Trigger, 1993. Early Civilizations: Ancient Egypt in Context. American
University in Cairo Press (ISBN-13: 978-9774243653).
J. Vercoutter, 1992. The Search for Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson, London
(ISBN-13: 978-0500300138).
R. H. Wilkinson (ed.), 2008. Egyptology Today. Cambridge University Press.
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T. A. Wilkinson, 1999. Early Dynastic Egypt. Routledge. London (ISBN-13:
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