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Syllabus 2016-17 - 12813003 - Egyptology (Egiptología)
- Level 1: Tutorial support sessions, materials and exams in this language
- Level 2: Tutorial support sessions, materials, exams and seminars in this language
- Level 3: Tutorial support sessions, materials, exams, seminars and regular lectures in this language
| DEGREE: | Grado en Arqueología |
| FACULTY: | FACULTY OF HUMAN SCIENCES AND EDUCATION |
| ACADEMIC YEAR: | 2016-17 |
| COURSE: | Egyptology |
| NAME: Egyptology | |||||
| CODE: 12813003 | ACADEMIC YEAR: 2016-17 | ||||
| LANGUAGE: English | LEVEL: 3 | ||||
| ECTS CREDITS: 6.0 | YEAR: 3 | SEMESTER: PC | |||
| NAME: JIMÉNEZ SERRANO, ALEJANDRO JUAN | ||
| DEPARTMENT: U132 - ANTROPOLOGIA, GEOGRAFÍA E HISTORIA | ||
| FIELD OF STUDY: 445 - HISTORIA ANTIGUA | ||
| OFFICE NO.: D2 - 327 | E-MAIL: ajiserra@ujaen.es | P: 953213464 |
| WEBSITE: https://uvirtual.ujaen.es/srv/es/informacionacademica/tutorias/p/25007 | ||
| ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8700-114X | ||
| LANGUAGE: - | LEVEL: 3 | |
1.- Egyptology as a Historic science
Origin of the Egyptology
Development in the 19 th & 20 th centuries
Egyptology today: Challenges and the future of Egyptology
2.- Sources and Methods in Egyptology
Geography
Chronology
Anthropology
Archaeology
Art and Iconography
Papyrology
Philology
3.- History of Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egyptian view of the past
Modern divisions of the History of Ancient Egypt
The Predynastic period
Early Dynastic
Old Kingdom
First Intermediate Period
Middle Kingdom
Second Intermediate Period
New Kingdom
Third Intermediate Period
Late Period
Graeco-Roman Egypt
The neighbouring regions
Nubia
The surrounding deserts
Canaan and Palestine
Mesopotamia
Anatolia
Aegean
4.- Writing and Language
Egyptian language: from the Afroasiatic to the Coptic
Writing materials
Principles of the hieroglyphic system
The origins of the hieroglyphic system
Old Egyptian
Middle Egyptian
Late Egyptian
Demotic
Coptic
5.- Main Egyptian types of texts
Historiographic:
Royal texts
Biographies
Religious:
Hymns
Funerary texts
Legal
Administrative
Instructions
Scribal traditions
Letters
Tales
6.- Ancient Egyptian religion
The idea of god in Ancient Egypt
Cosmogonies and Theogonies
Religious anthropology
The priesthood
Cult and rituals
Magic
The death and the afterlife
The mummification
7.- The Egyptian State
Kingship
The royal family
The administration of the State
The palace
The provincial administration
Military organisation
The army
Egypt ruling foreign countries
Justice
8 .- Material culture of Ancient Egypt. I: Architecture.
Material for constructions
Development of the Egyptian temple
Funerary temples: Royal and private temples
The temples of gods
Development of Egyptian tomb
Royal tombs
Private tombs
Urban sites
Military sites
Main sites of Egypt
9.- Material Culture of Ancient Egypt. II.
Sculpture
Bas-relief
Painting
Decorative arts
Amulets, seals and scarabs
Pottery
10.- Economy and Society
Social structure
The family
Towns and villages
Economy
Rural economy
Trade
The subject will approach by two different methods: theoric and practical. The former will permit to the student the analysis of the latter, which consists on analytic readins as well as an analysis of different issues related to ancient Egyptian material culture. Both approaches will permit to the student to have a wide vision on the ancient Egyptian archaeaology and history.
Students with special educational needs should contact the Student Attention Service (Servicio de Atención y Ayudas al Estudiante) in order to receive the appropriate academic support
Theoric examination: 40%
Practical examination: 30 %
Personal essay: 20%
Participation in the class: 10%
- Thutmose III: A New Biography. Edition: -. Author: Eric H. Cline; David O'Connor. Publisher: University of Michigan Press (Library)
- Contesting Antiquity in Egypt: Archaeologies, Museums, and the Struggle for Identities from World War I to Nasser. Edition: -. Author: Donald Malcolm Reid. Publisher: The American University in Cairo Press (Library)
- Wall of the Prince: Egyptian Interactions with Southwest Asia in Antiquity. Edition: -. Author: Timothy P. Harrison, Edward B. Banning, Stanley Klassen. Publisher: Brill (Library)
- Egypt in the First Millennium AD: Perspectives from New Fieldwork. Edition: -. Author: E. R. O'Connell. Publisher: Peeters (Library)
- Tomb Painting and Identity in Ancient Thebes, 1419-1372 BCE. Edition: -. Author: Melinda Hartwig. Publisher: Brepols (Library)
- The Wall Decoration of Three Theban Tombs (TT77, 175 and 249). Edition: -. Author: Lise Manniche. Publisher: Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications (Library)
- Aspects of the Military Documents of the Ancient Egyptians. Edition: -. Author: Anthony John Spalinger. Publisher: Yale University Press (Library)
- The City in Roman and Byzantine Egypt. Edition: -. Author: Richard Alston. Publisher: Routledge (Library)
- The idea of writing: Writing across borders. Edition: -. Author: Alex Voogt; Joachim F. Quack. Publisher: Brill (Library)
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Wonderful Things: A History of Egyptology: The Golden Age: 1881-1914. Edition: -. Author: Jason Thompson. Publisher: The American University in Cairo Press.
- Notes: Se trata de una segunda parte de un volumen con el mismo título que ya poseemos en la biblioteca
- Egyptian Solar Religion: Re, Amun and the Crisis of Polytheism. Edition: -. Author: Jan Assmann. Publisher: Routledge (Library)
- The Old Kingdom Town of Buhen. Edition: -. Author: David O'Connor; Patricia Spencer. Publisher: Egypt Exploration Society (Library)
- The Egyptian Book of Gates. Edition: -. Author: Theodor Abt. Publisher: Human Heritage Pub (Library)
- Non-Verbal Predication in Ancient Egyptian. Edition: -. Author: Antonio Loprieno, Matthias Müller Sami Uljas. Publisher: De Gruyter (Library)
- The Memphis tomb of Horemheb: Commander in chief of Tutankhamen, V: The Forecourt and the Area South. Edition: -. Author: M. J. Raven. Publisher: Brepols (Library)
- Ahmose: An Egyptian Soldiers' Story. Edition: -. Author: Bill Petty. Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform (Library)
- The Demotic Graffiti from the Temple of Isis on Philae Island. Edition: -. Author: Eugene Cruz-Uribe. Publisher: Lakewood Books
- The Oxford Handbook of the Valley of the Kings. Edition: -. Author: Richard H. Wilkinson. Publisher: Oxford Handbooks
- Towards a New History for the Egyptian Old Kingdom: Perspectives on the Pyramid Age. Edition: -. Author: Peter der Manuelian; Thomas Schneider. Publisher: Brill (Library)
- Mummies, Magic and Medicine in Ancient Egypt. Edition: -. Author: Campbell Price; Roger Forshaw; Andrew Chamberlain. Publisher: Manchester University Press (Library)
- The Fortifications of Ancient Egypt 3000-1780 BC. Edition: -. Author: Carola Vogel. Publisher: Osprey Publishing (Library)