How do I prepare for an Egyptology Major?

nefer
Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:44:19 +0000

Don’t bother with learning Arabic. If you are serious about egyptology you should learn French and German because much of the work in egyptology is done in those languages. That, plus a solid grounding in art history, history, archaeology and anthropology coursework, will demonstrate your preparedness for the subject. There are only a dozen or so universities that offer an undergraduate egyptology/near eastern studies major. If you live near one, you could take a course in Egyptian language or history in summer. I think that will demonstrate your interest very well. Or get yourself a copy of “Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs” by James P. Allen, and teach yourself some Middle Egyptian. It’s a very good book. Then you can write to the author afterwards. He’s a prof at Brown.

(My CC user name is an egyptian word)