Bloomsbury Summer School

Fascinated by ancient civilisations?

Monday 20 to Friday 24 June

Course Director: Dr Luigi Prada (Uppsala University)

Monday 20 June

10:45* – 11:00
Students assemble in BSS Common Room or login to Zoom*

11:00 – 11:30
BSS Director’s Welcome Address

11:30 – 13:00
1. What is Hieratic? An historical overview in context

Welcome Lunch in BSS Common Room (14:00 Short optional tour of UCL with the Director)

14:30 – 15:45
2. How Do We Read hieratic? The tools for the job

16:15 – 17:30
3. Taking the First Steps: From ancient Egyptian school exercises

Tuesday 21 June

10:00 – 11:15
4. Taking the First Steps: From the Shipwrecked Sailor (1)

11:45 – 13:00
5. Taking the First Steps: From the Shipwrecked Sailor (2)

14:15 – 15:30
6. Taking the First Steps: From the Shipwrecked Sailor (3)

16:00 – 17:15
7. Hieratic in the Time of Khufu: From the Red Sea Papyri (1)

Wednesday 22 June

10:00 – 11:15
8. Hieratic in the Time of Khufu: From the Red Sea papyri (2)

11:45 – 13:00
9. The Egyptian ‘Arabian Nights’: From Papyrus Westcar (1)

14:15 – 15:30
10. The Egyptian ‘Arabian Nights’: From Papyrus Westcar (2)

16:00 – 17:15
11. The Egyptian ‘Arabian Nights’: From Papyrus Westcar (3)

Thursday 23 June

10:00 – 11:15
12. The Egyptian ‘Arabian Nights’: From Papyrus Westcar (4)

11:45 – 13:00
13. Writing to the Netherworld: From the Letters to the Dead (1)

14:15 – 15:30
14. Papyri Seen Up Close: Visit to the British Museum (in person only)

16:00 – 17:15
15. Writing to the Netherworld: From the Letters to the Dead (2)

Friday 24 June

10:00 – 11:15
16. Dreaming in Deir el-Medina: From the Ramesside Dream Book (1)

11:45 – 13:00
17. Dreaming in Deir el-Medina: From the Ramesside Dream Book (2)

14:15 – 15:30
18. The Twilight of Hieratic: From Papyrus Rhind I (1)

16:00 – 17:15
19. The Twilight of Hieratic: From Papyrus Rhind I (2)

17:15 – 19:00
End-of-Course Drinks Party and Online Social (guests welcome)

* All times are London UK time; Zoom waiting room opens 15 minutes prior to the start.

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