HÆGB0104FU ÆGY, Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs 1 (F27)

After completing the course, students should be able to demonstrate:

Knowledge and understanding of

• the Middle Egyptian writing system (hieroglyphs)
• the basic grammar of Middle Egyptian
• basic grammatical and syntactical terminology in Danish and English.

Skills in 

• produce and present transliteration and translation of, and grammatical commentary on, ancient Egyptian texts
• use digital tools til work on hieroglyphic texts, including online dictionaries like the Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae and different databases (cf. Digital videnskabelig informationssøgning og Teknologisk forståelse)
• find, orient themselves in, and use relevant scientific literature for hieroglyphic texts (transcriptions), translations and discussions; cf. Digital videnskabelig informationssøgning.

Competencies in 

• translating simple Middle Egypian text passages into Danish/English
• perform basic grammatical analysis (word classes, verb forms and conjugation, syntax, etc.)
• explain and apply translational principles
• reflect on how one can work scientifically with translation from ancient Egyptian into a modern language.