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| Semester | spring semester 2023 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Diane Melanie P. Coomans (diane.coomans@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This course offers an introduction to the field of papyrology, the study of ancient writing on papyrus and other materials in the Greek, Roman, Byzantine, and early Islamic periods of Egyptian history (ca. 300 BCE - 800 CE). Papyri provide the most-detailed look at life in the ancient world, allowing us to read private letters, petitions, contracts, and more. Our focus will be on Greek documentary papyri, but literary papyri, as well as documents in Latin, Egyptian (Demotic and Coptic), Arabic, and other languages will also be considered. Students will learn not only how to read and understand papyrus texts, but also how these sources are used in historical and philological research. We will visit the Basel papyrus collection, and those interested will be able to work on unpublished texts. |
| Bibliography | R.S. Bagnall. Reading Papyri, Writing Ancient History. London 1995. R.S. Bagnall (ed.). The Oxford Handbook of Papyrology. Oxford. 2009. J.G. Keenan, J.G. Manning, and U. Yiftach-Firanko. Law and legal practice in Egypt from Alexander to the Arab conquest: a selection of papyrological sources in translation, with introductions and commentary. Cambridge. 2014. P. Parsons and E.G. Turner. Greek Manuscripts of the Ancient World. 2nd ed., rev. 1987. P.W. Pestman. The New Papyrological Primer. 2nd ed., rev. Leiden. 1994. C. Riggs (ed.). The Oxford Handbook of Roman Egypt. Oxford. 2012. H.-A. Rupprecht. Kleine Einführung in die Papyruskunde. Darmstadt. 1994. E.G. Turner. Greek Papyri: An Introduction. Oxford. 1980. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Thursday | 16.15-17.45 | Rosshofgasse (Schnitz), Seminarraum S 02 |
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 23.02.2023 | 16.15-17.45 | Rosshofgasse (Schnitz), Seminarraum S 02 |
| Thursday 02.03.2023 | 16.15-17.45 | Fasnachstferien |
| Thursday 09.03.2023 | 16.15-17.45 | Rosshofgasse (Schnitz), Seminarraum S 02 |
| Thursday 16.03.2023 | 16.15-17.45 | Rosshofgasse (Schnitz), Seminarraum S 02 |
| Thursday 23.03.2023 | 16.15-17.45 | Rosshofgasse (Schnitz), Seminarraum S 02 |
| Thursday 30.03.2023 | 16.15-17.45 | Rosshofgasse (Schnitz), Seminarraum S 02 |
| Thursday 06.04.2023 | 16.15-17.45 | Ostern |
| Thursday 13.04.2023 | 16.15-17.45 | Rosshofgasse (Schnitz), Seminarraum S 02 |
| Thursday 20.04.2023 | 16.15-17.45 | Rosshofgasse (Schnitz), Seminarraum S 02 |
| Thursday 27.04.2023 | 16.15-17.45 | Rosshofgasse (Schnitz), Seminarraum S 02 |
| Thursday 04.05.2023 | 16.15-17.45 | Rosshofgasse (Schnitz), Seminarraum S 02 |
| Thursday 11.05.2023 | 16.15-17.45 | Rosshofgasse (Schnitz), Seminarraum S 02 |
| Thursday 18.05.2023 | 16.15-17.45 | Auffahrt |
| Thursday 25.05.2023 | 16.15-17.45 | Rosshofgasse (Schnitz), Seminarraum S 02 |
| Thursday 01.06.2023 | 16.15-17.45 | Rosshofgasse (Schnitz), Seminarraum S 02 |
| Modules |
Modul: Archive / Medien / Theorien (Bachelor's degree subject: History) Modul: Griechische Geschichte BA (Bachelor's degree subject: Ancient Civilizations) Modul: Griechische Geschichte BA (Bachelor's degree program: Ancient Civilizations) Modul: Materialitäten (Master's degree program: Cultural Techniques) Modul: Praxis (Master's degree subject: History) Modul: Reflexion, Methodik, Praxis (Master's degree program: European History in Global Perspective) Modul: Römische Geschichte BA (Bachelor's degree program: Ancient Civilizations) Modul: Römische Geschichte BA (Bachelor's degree subject: Ancient Civilizations) Modul: Theorie und Methoden der Alten Geschichte (Bachelor's degree subject: Ancient Civilizations) Modul: Theorie und Methoden der Alten Geschichte (Bachelor's degree program: Ancient Civilizations) Modul: Vertiefung in Alter Geschichte (Master's degree subject: Ancient History) Modul: Vertiefung in Altertumswissenschaften (Bachelor's degree subject: Ancient Civilizations) Modul: Vertiefung in Altertumswissenschaften (Bachelor's degree program: Ancient Civilizations) Modul: Vertiefung in Geschichte und Altertumswissenschaften BA (Bachelor's degree program: Ancient Civilizations) Modul: Vertiefung in Geschichte und Altertumswissenschaften BA (Bachelor's degree subject: Ancient Civilizations) Modul: Vertiefung in Geschichte und Altertumswissenschaften MA (Master's degree subject: Ancient History) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Alte Geschichte |