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Macquarie University

AHIS2150 Hieroglyphic Egyptian B

General Information

The unit convenor and teaching staff for AHIS2150 are Madeline Jenkins and Camilla Di Biase-Dyson. This unit is worth 10 credit points and has prerequisites of AHIS178, AHIS1150, AHIS278, or AHST260. The unit description is as follows: This unit builds upon AHIS1150, providing further study of Middle Egyptian grammar as well as the study and interpretation of Middle Egyptian hieroglyphic texts.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

• recognize and recall Egyptian script, transliteration at an advanced level
• recognize and recall extended Egyptian vocabulary
• assess the grammar required for the translation of Egyptian texts appropriate to the level of study
• explore and appraise relevant grammatical and lexical reference tools
• employ grammatical terminology
• integrate knowledge of grammar and vocabulary in reading and/or writing Egyptian texts
• investigate the significance of Egyptian for the study of relevant ancient cultures

General Assessment Information

Guidelines for preparing assessment tasks and assessment criteria are available on iLearn. The assessment tasks are compulsory in this unit, and each has a due date. A late assessment submission penalty of 5% per day will be applied for up to 7 days, after which a mark of 0 will be awarded.

Assessment Tasks

The assessment tasks for this unit are:

• Vocabulary Tests (10%): Students demonstrate their recall of hieroglyphic Egyptian vocabulary and phrases
• Translation Tests (30%): Students transliterate and translate short hieroglyphic texts
• Translation Task (30%): Students apply skills and knowledge acquired through the unit to an unseen text in hieroglyphic Egyptian
• Final Translation Task (30%): Students complete a series of tasks based on the unit content, testing their knowledge of hieroglyphic script, vocabulary, grammar, and syntax of Middle Egyptian

Delivery and Resources

The unit is taught as a "lectorial," with integrated lectures and tutorials. All relevant study materials, exercises, and practice opportunities are offered through iLearn. Students are required to access the online unit in iLearn at the beginning of Week 1 and follow any relevant instructions and links for downloads.

Unit Schedule

The unit schedule is as follows:

• Week 1: Non-verbal sentences, Imperative, Complex verbal sentences
• Week 2: Verbal verb forms, Main clauses, paratactic main clauses and subordinate clauses
• Week 3: Negation of verbal verb forms, Historic Perfect
• Week 4: More negation, (n / r) sDm.t=f and Contingent Tenses
• Week 5: Infinitive, including use in Pseudo-Verbal Construction
• Week 6: Old Perfective, including use in Pseudo-Verbal Construction
• Week 7: Passive forms and Passive ending
• Week 8: Nominal Verb forms, (Emphatic Construction) I: (Nominal) Aorist and Nominal Present Perfect
• Week 9: Nominal Verb forms (Emphatic Construction) II: Nominal Future and Nominal Perfective Passive
• Week 10: Nominal Verb forms III: Negation with ., Relative Clauses I: Clauses with (determined antecedent) and Virtual Relative Clause (undetermined antecedent)
• Week 11: Relative Clauses II: Participles and Future Verbal Adjective
• Week 12: Relative Clauses III: Relative Forms and Negation
• Week 13: Final Translation Task

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• Academic Appeals Policy
• Academic Integrity Policy
• Academic Progression Policy
• Assessment Policy
• Fitness to Practice Procedure
• Assessment Procedure
• Complaints Resolution Procedure for Students and Members of the Public
• Special Consideration Policy

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