2025 Spring EGYPT 100B 001 LEC 001

Spring 2025

EGYPT 100B 001 - LEC 001

Introduction to Egyptian Hieroglyphs

Barbara Richter

Jan 21, 2025 - May 09, 2025
Mo, We
12:00 pm - 01:59 pm
Social Sciences Building 271
Class #:24979
Units:4

Instruction Mode: In-Person Instruction

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 18
Enrolled: 7
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 25
Waitlist Max: 10
No Reserved Seats

Hours & Workload

4 hours of instructor presentation of course materials, and 8 hours of outside work hours.

Final Exam

WED, MAY 14TH
03:00 pm - 06:00 pm
Social Sciences Building 271

Course Catalog Description

This course introduces the fundamentals of the language and hieroglyphic script of Middle Egyptian used to write stories and poems, biographies and letters, magical spells, and eye-witness accounts of historical events from thousands of years ago. The study of this ancient language enables students to read the classics of Egyptian literature and understand the emergence and development of one of the world’s oldest writing systems, and the laws, customs, social structures, and religious beliefs of the ancient people of the Nile Valley. Lectures present the grammar and writing; much of the in-class time is devoted to the translating and close reading of texts, with a discussion of their cultural and historical context and meaning.

Class Notes

The prerequisite for this course is EGYPT 100A, which is taught each year during the fall semester. If you have not already taken EGYPT 100A, you are ineligible to take EGYPT 100B in the spring.

Rules & Requirements

Repeat Rules

Course is not repeatable for credit.

Reserved Seats

Current Enrollment

No Reserved Seats

Textbooks & Materials

See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.

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