Studies in Ancient Egyptian literature in translation: Ancient Journeys

Key facts

  • Cost: £100
  • Credits: 0

Summary

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. 

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. 

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. 

Who is this course for?

Anyone with an interest in Ancient Egyptian history and culture.  

Qualifications/credits

This is a non-credit class, so would not contribute to any qualifications. 

Assessment

N/A

Mode of study

This 5-week course will be delivered via 2-hour seminars led by a tutor.

Class materials are shared via electronic shared folder. 

Prospects

Can begin your study of Ancient History or Archaeology at university level. 

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