ANME 324 - Introduction to Egyptian Hieroglyphs

This course introduces students to Middle Egyptian and the Egyptian Hieroglyphic writing system. We will focus on the practical aspects of how to read hieroglyphic inscriptions, with a view towards reading common genres of texts that are often encountered in museums and on Egyptian monuments. We will also deal with the fundamental grammar of Middle Egyptian, the classical phase of the Ancient Egyptian language.

Unit(s): 0.5
Group Distribution Requirement(s): Distribution Group I
Prerequisite(s): LAT 201 (or concurrent registration), or GRK 201 (or concurrent registration), or one semester of Arabic, or any two courses in linguistics, or instructor permission.
Instructional Method: Lecture-conference
Grading Mode: Letter grading (A-F)
Group Distribution Learning Outcome(s):

Understand how arguments can be made, visions presented, or feelings or ideas conveyed through language or other modes of expression (symbols, movement, images, sounds, etc.).
Analyze and interpret texts, whether literary or philosophical, in English or a non-English language, or works of the visual or performing arts.