Studies in ancient Egyptian in translation:ancient journeys ADED12048

  • Academic Session: 2024-25
  • School: Short Courses
  • Credits: 0
  • Level: Level 1 (SCQF level 7)
  • Typically Offered: Summer
  • Available to Visiting Students: No
  • Collaborative Online International Learning: No

Short Description

Discover a world of ancient Egyptian texts that we will read in translation and use as a window onto Egyptian life and culture, specifically focusing on the theme of journeys. From Pyramid texts in the Old Kingdom to the Late Period Tale of the unhappy traveller Wenamun, we let the ancient Egyptians tell us in their own words of the journeys they undertook, both real and imaginary, in this life and the next.

Timetable

Block 4

Weeks 1-5

2 hours per week for 5 weeks

Wednesday

18.30-20.30

Requirements of Entry

None

Excluded Courses

None

Co-requisites

None

Assessment

N/A

Are reassessment opportunities available for all summative assessments? No

Reassessments are normally available for all courses, except those which contribute to the Honours classification. Where, exceptionally, reassessment on Honours courses is required to satisfy professional/accreditation requirements, only the overall course grade achieved at the first attempt will contribute to the Honours classification. For non-Honours courses, students are offered reassessment in all or any of the components of assessment if the satisfactory (threshold) grade for the overall course is not achieved at the first attempt. This is normally grade D3 for undergraduate students and grade C3 for postgraduate students. Exceptionally it may not be possible to offer reassessment of some coursework items, in which case the mark achieved at the first attempt will be counted towards the final course grade. Any such exceptions for this course are described below. 

Course Aims

This course aims to:

■ Enable students to use selected ancient Egyptian texts as a source for understanding the theme of journeys

■ Provide an overview of the cultural background of those texts and the genres to which they belong

■ Encourage discussion of key themes emerging from the texts studied together in class.

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ Apply analytical skills to understanding ancient Egyptian texts as primary sources

■ Contextualise key types of text within their time period and against their cultural backdrop

■ Identify and discuss key aspects of how the Egyptians related to the journeys they undertook.

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

N/A