Bloomsbury Summer School
Fascinated by ancient civilisations?
We offer anyone with any level of knowledge, inspiring short courses on ancient Egypt and other areas of the ancient world.
Summer School 2020 – Timetables (archived)
Monday 20 July to Friday 24 July 2020
Fifth Dynasty Solar Religion and the Sun Kings
Course Director: Dr Massimiliano Nuzzolo (Charles University, Prague)
Monday 20 July
11.00 – 11:30
Participants login to Zoom; BSS Director’s Welcome Address
11:30 – 13:00
1. Introduction: The solar cult in ancient Egypt
14:30 – 15:45
2. The solar cult in the Old Kingdom: The pyramid age
16:15 – 17:30
3. The Fifth Dynasty: The solar era?
Tuesday 21 July
10:00 – 11:15
4. How to Read a Monument: The sun temple of Niuserra, Part 1: Archaeology of a living monument
11:45 – 13:00
5. How to Read a Monument: The sun temple of Niuserra, Part 2: Ancient festivals and rituals in context
14:15 – 15:30
6. Solar Cult and Festivals: How religion relates to the economy
16:00 – 17:15
7. Petrie Museum Virtual Visit
17:15 – 19:00
Virtual Reception on Zoom (you are welcome to invite guests)
Wednesday 22 July
10:00 – 11:15
8. Ra and Osiris: Solar religion and funerary cult
11:45 – 13:00
9. The Pyramid Texts: The afterlife of the king
14:15 – 15:30
10. The Fifth Dynasty Sacred Landscape: Sun temples, pyramids, and non-royal tombs
16:00 – 17:15
11. British Museum Virtual Tour
Thursday 23 July
10:00 – 11:15
12. Heliopolis: The city of the sun god Ra or the dwelling of Atum?
11:45 – 13:00
13. Heliopolis in the Old Kingdom: Archaeology of a living city (Dietrich Raue)
14:15 – 15:30
14. Sun Cult and Royal Ideology: The Palermo Stone and the royal annals
16:00 – 17:15
15. Recovering Hidden Text with New Technology: The Palermo Stone in the light of “Reflectance Transformation Imaging” (with Kathryn E. Piquette)
Friday 24 July
10:00 – 11:15
16. Politics and Religion: The Fifth Dynasty case study
11:45 – 13:00
17. Beyond the Fifth Dynasty: Akhenaten’s solar religion (Barry Kemp)
14:15 – 15:30
18. Beyond the Fifth Dynasty: Nefertiti’s sun temple (Jacquelyn Williamson)
16:00 – 17:15
19. Conclusion, Discussion, and Q & A: How to continue your own exploration of solar religion in ancient Egypt
17:15 – 19:00
Virtual Farewell Drinks Party on Zoom
Timetables, once published, are unlikely to change, but remain provisional until the first day of the course.
