Bloomsbury Summer School

Fascinated by ancient civilisations?

Monday 7 July to Friday 11 July

Course Director: Dr Luigi Prada (Uppsala University)

To be held in person at UCL Institute of Archaeology (31 - 34 Gordon Square, London WC1H 0PY UK).

Monday 7 July

10:45* – 11:00
Participants gather in BSS Common Room on 6th floor

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

11:30 – 13:00
1. Introduction(s): Chronology, genres, context, and grammar

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

14:30 – 15:45
2. Following Pharaoh, or Stumbling? The inscription of Rewer (1)

16:15 – 17:30
3. Following Pharaoh, or Stumbling? The inscription of Rewer (2)

17:30
Non-BSS event: Get together with fellow students for dinner at Poppadom Indian Kitchen in the Tavistock Hotel

Tuesday 8 July

10:00 – 11:15
4. Human ‘Gifts’ for Pharaoh: Pepy II’s letter (1)

11:45 – 13:00
5. Human ‘Gifts’ for Pharaoh: Pepy II’s letter (2)

14:15 – 15:30
6. Serving a Great and a Small Lord: The stela of Iti of Gebelein (1)

16:00 – 17:15
7. Serving a Great and a Small Lord: The stela of Iti of Gebelein (2)

17:15 – 18:30

BSS Social on Common Room balcony

Wednesday 9 July

10:00 – 11:15
8. Hardly Following His Lord! Ankhtify of Mo‘alla (1)

11:45 – 13:00
9. Hardly Following His Lord! Ankhtify of Mo‘alla (2)

14:15 – 15:30
10. Following into Battle: The stela of Sobekkhu (1)

16:00 – 17:15
11. Following into Battle: The stela of Sobekkhu (2)

Thursday 10 July

10:00 – 11:15
12. The Price for Betrayal? Nubkheperre Intef’s decree from Coptos (1)

11:45 – 13:00
13. The Price for Betrayal? Nubkheperre Intef’s decree from Coptos (2)

14:15 – 15:30
14. A Godly Leader: The king as sun priest

16:00 – 17:15
15. When Fishermen Serve the King: Thutmosis III’s canal inscription

Friday 11 July

10:00 – 11:15
16. Following Foreign Kings: Somtutefnakht (1)

11:45 – 13:00
17. Following Foreign Kings: Somtutefnakht (2)

14:15 – 15:30
18. Following Foreign Kings: Somtutefnakht (3)

16:00 – 17:15
19. Conclusions: Q & A and wrapping up

17:15 – 19:00
End-of-Course Drinks Party on BSS Common Room balcony (you are welcome to invite guests)

* *All times are London UK time.

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