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060069 VU Coptic (2026S)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 6 - Ägyptologie, Judaistik, Urgeschichte und Historische Archäologie
Continuous assessment of course work
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Mo 15.06. 09:45-11:15 Seminarraum 3 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG

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Details

Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Monday 02.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 3 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG
  • Monday 09.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 3 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG
  • Monday 16.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 3 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG
  • Monday 23.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 3 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG
  • Monday 13.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 3 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG
  • Monday 20.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 3 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG
  • Monday 27.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 3 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG
  • Monday 04.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 3 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG
  • Monday 11.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 3 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG
  • Monday 01.06. 09:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum 3 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG
  • Monday 08.06. 09:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum 3 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG
  • Monday 22.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 3 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG
  • Monday 29.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 3 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Contents: This class provides an introduction to the script and grammar of the Coptic language: nouns, articles, demonstrative pronouns, prepositions, the construction of sentences (adverbial sentence, nominal sentence), verbal forms, etc.... Our "way in" will be the Sahidic dialect of Coptic that was spoken between Oxyrhynchus and Asyut and that became the literary language of Christian Egypt for most of Late Antiquity.

Goals: At the end of this class, the students should have a good working knowledge of Coptic and all the necessary skills to read and translate (edited) Coptic texts of simple to intermediate difficulty.

Knowledge of ancient Egyptian as well as Greek are useful, but not a prerequisite.

Assessment and permitted materials

Compulsory attendance with attendance list (1 unexcused absence is permitted). Attendance in at least 9 LV-units is required to successfully complete the course.
Active participation in the exercises (50%).
Oral test at the end of the course (50%).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Compulsory attendance with attendance list (1 unexcused absence is permitted). Attendance in at least 9 LV-units is required to successfully complete the course.
Active participation in the exercises (50%).
Oral test at the end of the course (50%).
The test performance is evaluated with a five-part grading scale:

88 - 100 % 1
75 - 87,99 % 2
62,51 - 74,99 % 3
50 - 62,50 % 4
0 - 49,99 % 5

Examination topics

Entire curriculum.

Reading list

Lambdin, Thomas O., Introduction to Sahidic Coptic (Macon, Ga: Mercer Univ. Press, 1988) [repr.]. Digital copy freely available online: https://archive.org/details/introductiontosa0000lamb.
Notes provided by the lecturer.

Association in the course directory

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