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Bloomsbury Summer School
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Fascinated by ancient civilisations?
We offer anyone with any level of knowledge, inspiring short courses on ancient Egypt and other areas of the ancient world.
2024 Course timetable (online)
Monday 15 to Friday 19 July
READING HIEROGLYPHS: A TOUCH OF THE CLASSICS
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Course Co-Directors: Dr José-Ramón Pérez-Accino (Complutense University) and Dr Bill Manley (Egiptología Complutense)
Monday 15 July
10:45 – 11:00*
Students log in to Google Meet**
11:00 – 11:30
BSS Director’s Welcome Address
11:30 – 13:00
1. Introduction to the week, and The Story of the Shipwrecked Sailor, 1
Welcome Lunch in BSS Common Room (14:00 Short optional tour of UCL with the Director)**
14:30 – 15:45
2. Guided Reading: The Report of Wenamun, 1
16:15 – 17:30
3. Guided Reading: The Report of Wenamun, 2
Tuesday 16 July
10:00 – 11:15
4. Guided Reading: The Story of the Shipwrecked Sailor, 2
11:45 – 13:00
5. Guided Reading: The Story of the Shipwrecked Sailor, 3
14:15 – 15:30
6. Guided Reading: The Report of Wenamun, 3
16:00 – 17:15
7. Guided Reading: The Report of Wenamun, 4
17:15 – 18:30
BSS Social on Common Room balcony**
Wednesday 17 July
10:00 – 11:15
8. Guided Reading: The Story of the Shipwrecked Sailor, 4
11:45 – 13:00
9. Guided Reading: The Story of the Shipwrecked Sailor, 5
14:15 – 15:30
10. Guided Reading: The Report of Wenamun, 5
16:00 – 17:15
11. Guided Reading: The Report of Wenamun, 6
17:30
Non-BSS event: Get together with fellow students for dinner at Poppadom Indian Kitchen in the Tavistock Hotel**
Thursday 18 July
10:00 – 11:15
12. Guided Reading: The Story of the Shipwrecked Sailor, 6
11:45 – 13:00
13. Guided Reading: The Story of the Shipwrecked Sailor, 7
14:15 – 15:30
14. Guided Reading: The Report of Wenamun, 7
16:00 – 17:15
15. Guided Reading: The Report of Wenamun, 8
Friday 19 July
10:00 – 11:15
16. Guided Reading: The Story of the Shipwrecked Sailor, 8
11:45 – 13:00
17. Guided Reading: The Story of the Shipwrecked Sailor, 9
14:15 – 15:30-
18. Guided Reading: The Report of Wenamun, 9
16:00 – 17:15
19. Conclusions and Considerations
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.
NB: Timetables, once published, are unlikely to change, but remain provisional until the first day of the course.