Continue to learn to read ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs!
About this Event

Tuesdays, November 5-January 14 (8 weeks, class does not meet November 26, December 24, and December 31), live on Zoom and recorded

Cost: Non-members ($392), Members ($314), Docents/Volunteers/ISAC Travellers ($157), UChicago Lab Students, Faculty, and Staff ($98). Not yet a member? Become a member today and save! https://isac.uchicago.edu/Join%20and%20Give/friends-isac

Instructor: Foy Scalf, PhD, Head of the ISAC Research Archives and Research Associate

The secrets of the scriptorium await you! Students who combine Introduction to Egyptian Hieroglyphs 1 and Introduction to Egyptian Hieroglyphs 2 will complete a comprehensive overview of the ancient Egyptian language and script. Building on the foundations laid in the first half of this double course, students will continue to build their knowledge of ancient Egyptian vocabulary and grammar. By the end of the course, students will have completed a reading the classic ancient Egyptian literary work, the Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor, as well as excerpts from many other famous stories and inscriptions. With a vocabulary of over 300 words, an understanding of the range of grammatical constructions in Middle Egyptian, and a toolkit of resources for further study, students who complete this two-part course sequence will be prepared to read any text written in Middle Egyptian hieroglyphs.

Textbook: James Hoch. Middle Egyptian Grammar. Mississaugua: Benben Publications, 1997.

Instructor: Foy Scalf is Research Associate and Head of the Research Archives at the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures. He received his Ph.D. in Egyptology from the University of Chicago. In his published work, he has made contributions to the study of ancient Egyptian religion and sacred scripture, language and linguistics, and the cultural contexts for textual transmission. He is dedicated to bringing the ancient world to the public through continuing education, outreach, and public scholarship.