Bloomsbury Summer School

Fascinated by ancient civilisations?

Monday 8 to Friday 12 July

Course Director: Dr Luigi Prada (Uppsala University)

Monday 8 July

10:45 – 11:00*
Students login to Google Meet

11:00 – 11:30
BSS Director’s Welcome Address

11:30 – 13:00
1. What is Hieratic? A refresher of Egypt’s cursive script

Welcome Lunch in BSS Common Room (14:00 Short optional tour of UCL with the Director)**

14:30 – 15:45
2. Reading Hieratic: Tricks and tools for the job

16:15 – 17:30
3. Warming Up: Some ancient Egyptian school exercises

Tuesday 9 July

10:00 – 11:15
4. A Gentle Start: From the Shipwrecked Sailor (1)

11:45 – 13:00
5. A Gentle Start: From the Shipwrecked Sailor (2)

14:15 – 15:30
6. The Stories of King Khufu: From Papyrus Westcar (1)

16:00 – 17:15
7. The Stories of King Khufu: From Papyrus Westcar (2)

17:15 – 18:30
BSS Social on Common Room balcony**

Wednesday 10 July

10:00 – 11:15
8. Late Egyptian: Some grammatical guidelines (1)

11:45 – 13:00
9. Late Egyptian: Some grammatical guidelines (2)

14:15 – 15:30
10. Clash of the Titans: From The Contendings of Horus & Seth (1)

16:00 – 17:15
11. Clash of the Titans: From The Contendings of Horus & Seth (2)

17:30
Non-BSS event: Get together with fellow students for dinner at Poppadom Indian Kitchen in the Tavistock Hotel**

Thursday 11 July

10:00 – 11:15
12. Clash of the Titans: From The Contendings of Horus & Seth (3)

11:45 – 13:00
13. Clash of the Titans: From The Contendings of Horus & Seth (4)

14:15 – 15:30
14. Clash of the Titans: From The Contendings of Horus & Seth (5)

16:00 – 17:15
15. Clash of the Titans: From The Contendings of Horus & Seth (6) [or: An Egyptian Fairy Tale: The Doomed Prince (1)]

Friday 12 July

10:00 – 11:15
16. Love at the Time of Ramses: From New Kingdom love poems (1) [or: An Egyptian Fairy Tale: The Doomed Prince (2)]

11:45 – 13:00
17. Love at the Time of Ramses: From New Kingdom love poems (2)

14:15 – 15:30
18. Papyri Seen up Close: Visit to the British Museum**

16:00 – 17:15
19. Love at the Time of Ramses: From New Kingdom love poems (3)

17:15 – 18:30
End-of-Course Drinks and Online Social (you are welcome to invite guests)

*All times are London UK time; Google Meet waiting room opens 15 minutes prior to the start; **In-person participants only.

NB: Timetables, once published, are unlikely to change, but remain provisional until the first day of the course.