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.
2023 Course timetable
Saturday 6 May and also Sunday 7 May
A Taste of Demotic
Course Director: Dr Franziska Naether (University of Leipzig)
Saturday 6 May / Sunday 7 May
09:45* – 10:00
Participants login to Zoom*; BSS Director’s Welcome Address
10:00 – 11:15
1. The Demotic Script and Language and Practical Session: Writing Demotic alphabetic signs
(For this session you will need pen / pencil and paper. You can also try out other writing implements such as ink / felt / permanent marker pens, fineliners, feather and reed pens, as well as different writing surfaces such as papyrus, pottery, parchment, etc. if you have these to hand and if you are keen)
11:15 – 11:45
Break
11:45 – 13:00
2. Demotic Studies: A History – including the Rosetta Stone and Practical Session: Reading names in Demotic
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 – 15:15
3. Graeco-Roman Egypt – A Multilingual Society and Practical Session: Learning important Demotic words
15:15 – 15:45
Break
15:45 – 17:00
4. Of Taxes and Tales – Demotic Documentary and Literary Texts and Practical Session: A taste of Demotic on ostracon, papyrus, and the Rosetta Stone
17:00 – 18:00
Virtual Reception on Zoom (you are welcome to invite guests)
* All times are London UK time; Zoom waiting room opens 15 minutes prior to the start.
Timetables, once published, are unlikely to change, but remain provisional until the first day of the course
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