Bloomsbury Summer School (text)

Bloomsbury Summer School

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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.

2021 Course timetables

Monday 28 June to Friday 2 July
This is a 5-day summer course that will be held online only.

Hieroglyphs: The next step  ** Fully Booked **

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Course Director: Dr Bill Manley (University of Glasgow)

This course will be delivered online via the video communication platform Zoom (details provided upon enrolment).

 

Monday 28 June

11:00* – 11:30**
Participants login to Zoom; BSS Director s Welcome Address

11:30 – 13:00
1. Introduction and Welcome Back to Hieroglyphs

14:00 – 15:15
2. Explanation: Captions and verbs

15:45 – 17:00
3. Guided Reading

 

Tuesday 29 June

10:00* – 11:15
4. Explanation: Describing the past with sdm.n=f  ‘he has heard’

11:45 – 13:00
5. Guided Reading

14:00 – 15:15
6. Explanation: Describing the past with or without w

15:45 – 17:00
7. Guided Reading

 

Wednesday 30 June

10:00* – 11:15
8. Explanation:  n sdm=f  ‘he has not heard’ and other matters

11:45 – 13:00
9. Guided Reading

14:00 – 15:15
10. Explanation: characterization with nk  ‘I am’

15:45 – 17:00
11. Guided Reading

 

Thursday 1 July

10:00* – 11:15
12. Explanation: About pronouns and participles endings

11:45 – 13:00
13. Guided Reading

14:00 – 15:15
14. Explanation: The appeal to the living

15:45 – 17:00
15. Guided Reading

 

Friday 2 July

10:00* – 11:15
16. Explanation: Anticipating the future with sdm=f

11:45 – 13:00
17. Guided Reading

14:00 – 15:15
18. A Final Review

15:45 – 17:00
19. Guided Reading and Farewell

17:00 – 18:30
End-of-Course Drinks Party and BSS Online Social (guests welcome)

 

* Zoom waiting room opens 15 minutes prior to the start.
** All times are GMT+1 / British Summer Time (BST)

 

Timetables, once published, are unlikely to change, but remain provisional until the first day of the course.