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Common Determinatives
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Instructions for James Allen Exercise
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Middle Egyptian by James Allen - Chapter 3 Exercise and Sign List
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Copy the whole Egyptian noun list in Leo Depuyd'ts Fundamentals of Egyptian Grammar. As you copy each noun, pay close attention to every glyph. If there is a glyph that you are not familiar with, look it up in the sign list and make sure that you understand what it is as an ideogram, phonogram, and/or determinative.
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Look over the Sahidic Coptic alphabet a few times this week. In class on Tuesday, I will introduce this alphabet and demonstrate the importance of this last stage of Medu Netcher.
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Look over the Sahidic Coptic alphabet a few times this week. In class on Tuesday, I will introduce this alphabet and demonstrate the importance of this last stage of Medu Netcher.
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Please cross-reference the following Coptic nouns with Leo Depuydt's Core Vocabulary Noun List. Based upon the lecture video, practice pronouncing these Coptic words.
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Please find the homework exercise at the end of Ch. 4 in James Allen, Middle Egyptian. You are to complete the first two exercises. In exercise #1, do not attempt letters "m" and "n." In exercise #2, do not attempt letter "j."
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Please find attached a file on major prepositions in Medu Netcher. I want you to purchase a pack of blank 3 X 5 note cards. As you view the file, on the front of your blank note card should be the preposition and on the back of the note card should be the definition. After you have completed making these note cards, I want you to spend 5 minutes in the morning and 5 minutes at night every day reviewing these and testing yourself until you feel absolutely comfortable that you know them by heart. Do not worry if it takes you a long time. Just stay consistent. Next week we will introduce prepositional phrases and hopefully begin our discussion of the most prominent sentence type in Medu Netcher, adverbial sentences.
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Please find attached a file from Allen's grammar book on Major particles found in section 10.3 and 10.4. I went over all of these particles in the lesson, but take some time to review them in written form. I have also attached a file on suffix pronouns and their uses. For this week, I want you to copy what you see and reduce it all to 3 X 5 blank note cards. In addition to this, I want you to copy the whole chart and uses of suffix pronouns 5 times on 5 different days this week in preparation for the lecture next week.
Please find attached the following 3 files and the assignment for each one:
Note cards on adjectives and their uses in Medu Netcher - I want you to copy what you see and reduce it all to 3 X 5 blank note cards. Each page of the file has a line in the middle of the page indicating what should go on the front and back of the note card. Once you have completed these note cards, just read them over once every day. It doesn't matter if you do not fully understand everything yet. I will explain in greater detail in the lecture.
Core Adjective Vocabulary for Depuydt's grammar book - I want you to copy the list of major adjectives 5 times. You will frequently see these in texts so it's important to be familiar with them.
Verb List from Allen's grammar book - Copy the list of 54 verbs from Allen's grammar book. There is a small defect in his font on this page. Any time that you see what looks like an empty circle, just know that this is the so-called placenta when you draw that glyph. Since we introduced verbs in this lecture on suffix pronouns, it is good for you to be familiar with a few more verbs before I formally introduce the verbal sentence. You do not have to memorize these verbs. Just copy them. Over time as you gain greater experience with the language in texts, you will find it easier to spot verbs.
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Please find attached the first Egyptian scene that we will transliterate and translate in class next week. As you look at the scene, try to figure out all of the vocabulary that you know and then try to figure out how to transliterate and translate the scene. There is actually nothing in the scene that you cannot translate based upon the knowledge of Medu Netcher that you have thus far. Don't worry about if you can't transliterate or translate everything. Just try to make an attempt. With every scene, I will provide not only grammatical commentary, but also historical and cultural commentary allowing us to understand the meaning of the scene wholistically. When you present a scene, it's important to gather as much information as you can about the scene. Here is a general description of the attached scene without going into too much detail. Please note that these types of general details should be written and understood for every scene that you encounter:
General Theme: A Relief with a Libation scene
Present location: Bologna, Civic Archaeological Museum
inv. KS 1914Material: Limestone
Dimensions: 38 X 56 cm
Palagi Collection (Nizzoli)
Provenance (i.e., where it was found in Egypt): Unknown
Historical period: 19th to 20th dynasty (1292-1075 BCE) NOTE: This relief is a part of a tomb decoration.
Book Source: Il Senso Dell'arte Nell'antico Egitto (1990), p.149.
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General Theme: A Relief with a Libation scene
Present location: Bologna, Civic Archaeological Museum
inv. KS 1914Material: Limestone
Dimensions: 38 X 56 cm
Palagi Collection (Nizzoli)
Provenance (i.e., where it was found in Egypt): Unknown
Historical period: 19th to 20th dynasty (1292-1075 BCE) NOTE: This relief is a part of a tomb decoration.
Book Source: Il Senso Dell'arte Nell'antico Egitto (1990), p.149.
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Please find attached a chart on demonstrative pronouns. Copy this chart five times, preferably on five different days.
Also, find attached Raymond Faulkner's Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian. This is the standard reference dictionary used by Egyptologists writing in English. Please read the separate attachment for more detailed instructions on the homework assignment using this dictionary.
Demonstrative Pronouns
Homework Assignment- Raymond Faulkner Middle Egyptian Dictionary
Raymond Faulkner- ME Dictionary
Also, find attached Raymond Faulkner's Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian. This is the standard reference dictionary used by Egyptologists writing in English. Please read the separate attachment for more detailed instructions on the homework assignment using this dictionary.
Demonstrative Pronouns
Homework Assignment- Raymond Faulkner Middle Egyptian Dictionary
Raymond Faulkner- ME Dictionary
Review the list of 54 verbs that I gave you to copy from Allen's grammar book at the end of Chapter 12 in preparation for the lecture next week beginning our focus on verbs.
Please find attached a chart of the dependent pronouns and their major uses. Please copy this chart and uses 5 times. It will be a couple of weeks before this is discussed.
Please find attached a book by David Shennum entitled English-Egyptian Index of Faulkner's Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian. This is an important work that you can always use for reference purposes. In addition, please find attached an assignment linked to this index. The assignment will require you to look up words in Shennum's English dictionary which will take you to specific pages in Faulkner's dictionary. Once you find the word, draw the glyphs, provide the transliteration, and translation of the word.
Please find attached a very small book by Raymond Faulkner entitled A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian: Addenda and Corrigenda. This work provides additions and corrections to his dictionary. At your leisure, you can just peruse the work. This is to be used as a reference work. There is no assignment attached to it.
Dependent Pronouns Chart
English-Egyptian Index of Faulkner's Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian
Assignment for English-Egyptian Index of Faulkner's Concise Dictionary
A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian: Addenda and Corrigenda
Please find attached a chart of the dependent pronouns and their major uses. Please copy this chart and uses 5 times. It will be a couple of weeks before this is discussed.
Please find attached a book by David Shennum entitled English-Egyptian Index of Faulkner's Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian. This is an important work that you can always use for reference purposes. In addition, please find attached an assignment linked to this index. The assignment will require you to look up words in Shennum's English dictionary which will take you to specific pages in Faulkner's dictionary. Once you find the word, draw the glyphs, provide the transliteration, and translation of the word.
Please find attached a very small book by Raymond Faulkner entitled A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian: Addenda and Corrigenda. This work provides additions and corrections to his dictionary. At your leisure, you can just peruse the work. This is to be used as a reference work. There is no assignment attached to it.
Dependent Pronouns Chart
English-Egyptian Index of Faulkner's Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian
Assignment for English-Egyptian Index of Faulkner's Concise Dictionary
A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian: Addenda and Corrigenda
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Please find attached more detailed instructions for the following assignments:
Complete exercise on demonstrative pronouns in Allen, Ch. 5.Complete exercise in Allen on identifying the root class of the 54 verbs that you have already copied. I have also attached to this assignment a list of 36 third weak verbs from Gardiner's grammar book that you should copy.
Complete exercises that focus on the basic verbal sentence structure extracted from Ch.2 and 3 of Gardiner's grammar book. I have attached the Medu Netcher verbal sentence structure for reference purposes.
NOTE: Please attempt and complete the assignments in this exact order.
Please find attached a document on "Notes on Sentence Structure in Medu Netcher" which is a small review of concepts covered in the lecture.
Notes on Sentence Structure in Medu Netcher
Notes on Sentence Structure in Medu Netcher
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Please find attached an assignment to be completed from Allen, Ch. 7 exercise on adjectival and nominal sentences.
Ch. 7 Allen Exercise on Adjectival and Nominal Sentences
Ch. 7 Allen Exercise on Adjectival and Nominal Sentences
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Please find below the specific readings that were referenced in the video.
The white-fronted goose in Patrick Houlihan, The Birds of Ancient Egypt.
Arielle Kozloff, "Pharaoh Was a Good Egg, But Whose Egg Was He?" in Rozenn Bailleul-LeSuer (Ed.), Between Heaven and Earth: Birds in Ancient Egypt
Detailed description of "Gold" in Kemet in Paul Nicholson and Ian Shaw, Ancient Egyptian Materials and Technology
The white-fronted goose in Patrick Houlihan, The Birds of Ancient Egypt.
Arielle Kozloff, "Pharaoh Was a Good Egg, But Whose Egg Was He?" in Rozenn Bailleul-LeSuer (Ed.), Between Heaven and Earth: Birds in Ancient Egypt
Detailed description of "Gold" in Kemet in Paul Nicholson and Ian Shaw, Ancient Egyptian Materials and Technology
This lecture introduces prepositional nisbes. A prepositional nisbe is an adjective derived from a preposition. Most primary prepositions have a nisbe form. Prepositional nisbes are heavily used in epithets and titles of officials and divinities. After explaining prepositional nisbes, major examples of their use in titles are presented.
Please read over the brief prepositional nisbe chart at least 3 times on 3 different days before class on Tuesday.
Prepositional nisbe chart
Read Paragraphs 8.7, 8.8, and 8.9 in Allen, p. 112-114.
Here are three major sources on titles in Ancient Egyptian, dealing with both men and women. I will make constant reference to these works over the next two months and beyond.
William Ward, Index of Egyptian Administrative and Religious Titles of the Middle Kingdom
William Ward, Essays on Feminine Titles of the Middle Kingdom and Related Subjects
Henry George Fisher, "Administrative Titles of Women in the Old and Middle Kingdom"
Please read over the brief prepositional nisbe chart at least 3 times on 3 different days before class on Tuesday.
Prepositional nisbe chart
Read Paragraphs 8.7, 8.8, and 8.9 in Allen, p. 112-114.
Here are three major sources on titles in Ancient Egyptian, dealing with both men and women. I will make constant reference to these works over the next two months and beyond.
William Ward, Index of Egyptian Administrative and Religious Titles of the Middle Kingdom
William Ward, Essays on Feminine Titles of the Middle Kingdom and Related Subjects
Henry George Fisher, "Administrative Titles of Women in the Old and Middle Kingdom"
This lecture continues the discussion on prepositional nisbes and provides major examples of their use in the titles of officials and divinities.
Please find attached a 3 page discussion on the Htp-di-nswt offering formula from James Allen, Middle Egyptian. Please look over this for class next week as we will discuss each part in detail.
Please find attached an article that I wrote on a major title in Ancient Egypt called "The Master of Secrets." This title is referenced in both Lecture 28 and 29.
Please find attached a discussion of the Tomb of the female physician Peseshet from the Old Kingdom by Theophile Obenga. She is referenced in lecture 29 and we will transliterate and translate the titles shown in Obenga's discussion.
Lector Priest scene in Tomb of Ptahhotep - This scene was referenced in the lecture and shows the title of lector priest in a live scene. There is a narrative description of the scene that follows.
Please find attached a 3 page discussion on the Htp-di-nswt offering formula from James Allen, Middle Egyptian. Please look over this for class next week as we will discuss each part in detail.
Please find attached an article that I wrote on a major title in Ancient Egypt called "The Master of Secrets." This title is referenced in both Lecture 28 and 29.
Please find attached a discussion of the Tomb of the female physician Peseshet from the Old Kingdom by Theophile Obenga. She is referenced in lecture 29 and we will transliterate and translate the titles shown in Obenga's discussion.
This lecture begins by explaining the reverse nisbe, a relatively rare grammatical construction which is an adjective and like other adjectives, it can be used in something like the nfr Hr (i.e. "beautiful one of face) construction that has already been introduced and discussed. The lecture introduces and explains marked and unmarked relative clauses as a prelude to beginning the discussion on the Htp di nswt offering formula.
Please find attached lecture notes on marked and unmarked relative clauses as explained in the video.
Relative Clause Lecture Notes
Please find attached lecture notes on marked and unmarked relative clauses as explained in the video.
Relative Clause Lecture Notes
This lecture continues the discussion of the Htp di nswt offering formula and introduces and explains major uses of active participles with an example from the offering formula and the Horus names of Amenemhat I and his son Senusret I.
Please find attached lecture notes on the active participle as outlined in the video and the example of the two Horus names of Amenemhat I and Senusret I.
Active Participle Lecture Notes
Horus Names of Amenemhat I and Senusret I
Please find attached lecture notes on the active participle as outlined in the video and the example of the two Horus names of Amenemhat I and Senusret I.
Active Participle Lecture Notes
Horus Names of Amenemhat I and Senusret I
This lecture continues the discussion of the Htp di nswt offering formula. In terms of new grammar, it introduces what is called the superlative which is used to indicate that the quality of someone or something is the highest of all.
This lecture completes the discussion of the Htp di nswt offering formula. In terms of new grammar, the lesson introduces you to how Medu Netcher can form various verbal nouns as an extension of the root, focusing on the word Htp. It concludes with a discussion of the important concept of imakh based on a selection of primary texts from the Old Kingdom.
Please find attached a reading on the Nile divinity Hapy that was referenced in the discussion.
Hapy- Nile Divinity
Hapy- Nile Divinity
This is the first part of a detailed discussion on the important concept of Akh. After introducing basic, essential vocabulary, it begins the definition of Akh in its cosmic context, highlighting its importance at creation and its link to the invisible power of light.
This is the final part of a detailed discussion on the important concept of Akh. This lecture highlights information gleaned primarily from non-mortuary texts (i.e. Old Kingdom tomb autobiographies and Middle Kingdom stelae). The ancient and enduring ritual of the "Opening of the Mouth" is centered to provide additional context on the process of being and becoming an Akh in the afterlife.
Please find attached the Ka Door of Mehu, a high official of the late Old Kingdom. We will transliterate and translate this whole scene and provide essential historical and cultural context over the next two weeks. The scene is accompanied by an excerpt from Nigel Strudwick's book on The Administration of Egypt in the Old Kingdom that provides transliterations of all of his important titles. Although this work does not provide specific translations of the titles, this source can help you to decipher all of the titles in the scene. For translations of the titles, you need to consult the work that I gave you by William Ward, Index of Egyptian Administrative and Religious Titles of the Middle Kingdom. In class, I will provide specific page numbers where each title is found in this book. Finally, I provided an example of a more narrative autobiographical text from the tomb of Mehu in English translation from Nigel Strudwick's work on Texts from the Pyramid Age.
Ka Door of Mehu
The first part of this lecture highlights important features of African cultural unity between Ancient Egypt and other African cultures by explaining the meaning and importance of leopard skin and walking sticks (i.e. medu) in the hands of high officials. The latter half of the discussion focuses on providing some necessary background to the discussion, transliteration, and translation of the late Old Kingdom tomb of Mehu by focusing on how Egyptologists generally describe architectural features of the ka-door and also highlighting the most important titles that Mehu held as Prime Minister of the country.
Assignments:
1. Conduct a search on Google of the Tomb of Mehu. Click on the second entry entitled "A Virtual Tour through the Tomb of Mehu." Take a virtual tour of the tomb in preparation for the beginning of our more detailed discussion of the tomb next week.
2. Review important features of grammar in preparation for next week, i.e. direct and indirect genitive, the offering formula and the relative form, participles (i.e. "adjective as modifier), prepositional nisbes, and the sDm.f form.
Hartwig Altenmuller- "The Leopard Skin in Ancient Egypt and Africa"
Aboubacry Moussa Lam- "Sticks, Clubs, and Scepters in Ancient Egypt and Black Africa"
Henry G. Fisher- "Notes on Sticks and Staves in Ancient Egypt"
Assignments:
1. Conduct a search on Google of the Tomb of Mehu. Click on the second entry entitled "A Virtual Tour through the Tomb of Mehu." Take a virtual tour of the tomb in preparation for the beginning of our more detailed discussion of the tomb next week.
2. Review important features of grammar in preparation for next week, i.e. direct and indirect genitive, the offering formula and the relative form, participles (i.e. "adjective as modifier), prepositional nisbes, and the sDm.f form.
Hartwig Altenmuller- "The Leopard Skin in Ancient Egypt and Africa"
Aboubacry Moussa Lam- "Sticks, Clubs, and Scepters in Ancient Egypt and Black Africa"
Henry G. Fisher- "Notes on Sticks and Staves in Ancient Egypt"
The first part of this lecture is a continuation of our discussion on leopard skin last week through highlighting the importance of the Goddess Seshat and her role in the temple foundation ritual ceremony referred to as "the stretching of the cord." The session highlights an innovative view of Seshat's headdress in the work of the Spanish astronomer, Juan Belmonte. The second part of the lecture focuses on framing part of the essence of the idea of Kemetic governance through engaging select excerpts from a work authored by Jacob H. Carruthers.
Readings:
Please find attached the following readings which were referenced in the lecture.
1. Juan Belmonte, "Unveiling Seshat: New Insights into the Stretching of the Cord Ceremony" in Juan Belmonte and Mosalam Shaltout (Eds.), In Search of Cosmic Order: Selected Essays on Egyptian Archaeoastronomy
2. Theophile Obenga, "Astronomy" in African Philosophy: The Pharaonic Period 2780-330 BC
3. Slab Stela of Nefret-Iabet in Egyptian Art in the Age of the Pyramids (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
4. Jacob H. Carruthers, "The Wisdom of Governance in Kemet" in Maulana Karenga and Jacob Carruthers (Eds.), Kemet and the African Worldview
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Readings:
Please find attached the following readings which were referenced in the lecture.
1. Juan Belmonte, "Unveiling Seshat: New Insights into the Stretching of the Cord Ceremony" in Juan Belmonte and Mosalam Shaltout (Eds.), In Search of Cosmic Order: Selected Essays on Egyptian Archaeoastronomy
2. Theophile Obenga, "Astronomy" in African Philosophy: The Pharaonic Period 2780-330 BC
3. Slab Stela of Nefret-Iabet in Egyptian Art in the Age of the Pyramids (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
4. Jacob H. Carruthers, "The Wisdom of Governance in Kemet" in Maulana Karenga and Jacob Carruthers (Eds.), Kemet and the African Worldview
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