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Egypt in its Mediterranean and Near Eastern Context
Code: 44506Credits: 10
| Degree programme | Type | Course |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptology | OB | 2 |
Contact lecturer
- Name :
- Jose Lull García
- Email :
- jose.lull@uab.cat
Teaching staff
- Joan Oller Guzman
Group languages
You can consult this information at the end of the document.
Prerequisites
Previously the students must have previously completed and passed "History of Egypt I" and "Archeology and Egyptian Art" modules, from the first year of the master's degree.
Objectives
The objective of the module is for the student to specialize in Egyptian history and civilization based on the critical study of epigraphic, archaeological and iconographic sources. The use of the main repertoires and bibliographical instruments and technicians of the Egyptological discipline, and from the knowledge of the main methods and theoretical currents of analysis in Egyptology.
As general objectives:
1) Know the history and archaeology of Egypt from the Persian period to the Roman period, based on the interpretation of archaeological, iconographic and textual sources.
2) Know the relationship of Egypt with the main political entities of the Middle East.
3) Analyze the theoretical and methodological assumptions with which the study of these contents is approached.
Learning outcomes
- Knowledge and understanding that provide a basis or opportunity for originality in developing and / or applying ideas, often in a research context.
- That students are able to integrate knowledge and handle complexity and formulate judgments based on information that was incomplete or limited, include reflecting on social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments.
- Critically analyze a given scientific problem based on historical and cultural sources.
- Act in a creative and original way with solidarity and spirit of scientific collaboration.
- Assess the quality, self-imposed, rigor, responsibility and social commitment, both in training and in the scientific and informative work.
- Teaming up with special sensitivity interdisciplinarity.
- That students have the learning skills that enable them to continue studying in a way that will be largely self-directed or autonomous.
- Critically interpret text sources from the history of Egypt from the Greco-Roman Period.
- Describe, interpret and date an archaeological site, building or artefact from Ancient Egypt in the Roman period.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the history of Egypt in the Greco-Roman period.
- Apply critical analysis from text, archaeological and iconographic sources to the reconstruction of the history of Egypt in the Greco-Roman Period.
- Relate the history of Egypt to the cultures in its geographical area in the Greco-Roman Period.
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Contents
Module 10. EGYPT IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND NEAR-EASTERN CONTEXT
(10 ECTS credits; code: 44506)
Subject 1. History and archeology of the ancient Near East
5 ECTS credits
Contents:
1 - The Neolithic and Mesopotamian civilizations of the IV and III millennium.
2 - Asians and Hyksos in the Egyptian Second Intermediate Period. Possible relationships between Amorites and Hyksos.
3 - Amarna: the great kings and diplomacy. Study of international relations in the Near East in the Late Bronze Age through Amarna documentation.
4 - Shared epidemics in the fourteenth century BC.
5 - The Hittite world and its interaction with Egypt
6 - The Crisis of 1200 and the Peoples of the Sea
7 - Cities of the Near East in the second millennium BC.
8 - Israel
9 - Assyria and Babylon
10 - Medes and Persians
Subject 2. History and Archeology of Greco-Roman Egypt
First part. From Persian Egypt to Ptolemaic Egypt
2.5 ECTS credits
Contents:
1 - The First Persian Domination (Dynasty XXVII)
2 - The last indigenous dynasties (Dynasties XXVIII-XXX)
3 - The Second Persian Domination (“Dynasty XXXI”)
4 - The conquest of Alexander the Great and the Argéada Dynasty
5 - Ptolemaic Egypt
6 - Matters of Ptolemaic Archeology
Second part. Roman and Byzantine Egypt
2.5 ECTS credits
Contents:
1 - Introduction to the study of Roman Egypt
2 - Brief history of Roman and Byzantine Egypt
3 - Landscape, territory and settlements of Roman Egypt.
4 - The granary of Rome: economy of Roman Egypt.
5 - Society and population of Roman Egypt.
6 - Culture and religion of Roman Egypt.
7 - The Egyptian deserts in Roman times
Learning activities and methodology
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Study and personal work of the student | 145 | 5.8 | 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 |
| Tutorials, seminars, interventions and exhibitions in class | 15 | 0.6 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 |
| Exams | 10 | 0.4 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 |
| Theoretical and practical face-to-face classes with the support of the TIC | 80 | 3.2 | 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 |
Specification of what the STUDENT'S AUTONOMOUS ACTIVITY consists of
a) Study (studying is that process or set of personal or group activities that lead to knowing things and being able to explain them in a coherent and orderly manner, orally or in writing).
b) Personal work: critical reading of the bibliography; realization of treballs and practices; preparation of presentations in class, seminars and debates; textual source analysis exercises; exercicis d'interpretation of iconographic and archeological sources; case studies; update the student's folder; preparation of exams.
Important: The teaching methodology and the evaluation proposed in the guide may experience some modification depending on the restrictions on attendance imposed by the health authorities.
Assessment
Continuous assessment activities
| Title | Weight | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exam 2 - Subject 1 | 20 % | 0 | 0 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13 |
| Delivery and exhibition of work - Subject 1 | 10 % | 0 | 0 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13 |
| Tutoring in small groups: study and discussion of the real titles of the Ptolemies - Subject 2: first part | 5 % | 0 | 0 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
| Presence and participation in class / compulsory reading comments - Matèria 2: first part | 2,5 % | 0 | 0 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
| Practical activity: text commentary on primary source - Subject 2: second part | 10 % | 0 | 0 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
| Exam - Subject 1: first part | 12,5 % | 0 | 0 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
| Practical activity: translation of an Egyptian text and commentary - Subject 2: first part | 5 % | 0 | 0 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
| Exam 1 - Subject 1 | 20 % | 0 | 0 | 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 12, 13 |
| Examen - Subject 2: second part | 15 % | 0 | 0 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Subject 1. History and archeology of the ancient Near East
5 ECTS credits
Exam 1 – December 15, 2026 (40%)
Exam 2 – March 16, 2027 (40%)
Delivery and exhibition of work – March 9, 2027 (20%)
Subject 2. History and Archeology of Greco-Roman Egypt
First part. From Persian Egypt to Ptolemaic Egypt
2.5 ECTS credits
- Attendance and participation in class / comment on compulsory reading (Johnson, 1974) (10%)
[The reading must be done before the beginning of the school period.]
- Practical activity: translation of an Egyptian text and commentary (20%)
[The instructions for this activity will be detailed on the first day of class and the student will have one week to complete it (delivery date: April 12, 2027).
- Tutoring in small groups: study and discussion of the royal titles of the Ptolemies (20%)
[On the first day of class the groups for the tutoring will be established and it will be explained how it should be prepared and how it will be developed; tutorials will take place throughout the second school week.]
- Final exam (50%): 13th May
Second part. Roman and Byzantine Egypt
2.5 ECTS credits
- Practical activity: text comment on primary source (40%)
[The instructions for this activity will be detailed on the first day of class and the student will have one week to complete it.
- Final exam (60%): 13th May
Each of the two subjects that make up the module is evaluated independently. The final mark of the module results from the arithmetic mean of the final marks of the two subjects.
To pass the module it is necessary to pass the evaluation of the two subjects that compose it.
In the table, the hours of dedication to each activity are not specified because they may vary from one student to another. The approximate total hours of student personal work are specified in the table in the \"Methodology\" section.
The evaluation will consist of three types of activities:
1) Exams (see \"Contents\" section). Except for justified reasons, the students of the virtual modality will take the exams in synchrony with the students of the face-to-face modality, in connection with Microsoft Teams and with the camera activated. When this is not possible, they will agree with the professor the day and time of the exam, which will be as close as possible to those of the original exam.
2) Interventions and presentations in class; active participation in tutorials and seminars.
3) Individual or group papers.
Regarding the mark review procedure, lecturers will inform the students about it at the time of each evaluation activity.
Regarding the recovery exams, the lecturer will agree with the students the dates, which must be within the monthfollowing the original exam. Students who have passed an exam but wish to improve their mark mayalso take the recovery exam (of the whole subject). In principle, the work and activities that the student performs autonomously are not subject to recovery.
Each of the two subjects that make up the module is evaluated independently. The final mark of the module results from the arithmetic mean of the final marks of the two subjects.
To pass the module it is necessary to pass the evaluation of the two subjects that compose it.
In the table, the hours of dedication to each activity are not specified because they may vary from one student to another. The approximate total hours of student personal work are specified in the table in the \"Methodology\" section.
The evaluation will consist of three types of activities:
1) Exams (see \"Contents\" section). Except for justified reasons, the students of the virtual modality will take the exams in synchrony with the students of the face-to-face modality, in connection with Microsoft Teams and with the camera activated. When this is not possible, they will agree with the professor the day and time of the exam, which will be as close as possible to those of the original exam.
2) Individual or group papers.
Regarding the mark review procedure, lecturers will inform the students about it at the time of each evaluation activity.
Regarding the recovery exam (of the whole subject), the lecturer will agree with the students the date. Students who have passed but wish to improve their mark may also take the make-up exam (of the whole subject).
In the event of a student committing any irregularity that may lead to a significant variation in the grade awarded to an assessment activity, the student will be given a zero for this activity, regardless of any disciplinary process that may take place. In the event of several irregularities in assessment activities of the same subject, the student will be given a zero as the final grade for this subject.
At the time each assessment activity is carried out, the lecturer will inform students (via Moodle) of the procedure and date for the review of grades.
Students will obtain a not assessed/not submitted course grade unless they have submitted more than 30 % of the assessment items. In order to be eligible for reassessment, students must previously have been assessed in a set of activities whose combined weight amounts to at least two-thirds of the final grade.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
This subject entirely prohibits the use of AI technologies in all of its activities. Any submitted work that contains content generated using AI will be considered academic dishonesty; the corresponding grade will be awarded a zero, without the possibility of reassessment. In cases of greater infringement, more serious action may be taken.
This module provides for a single-assessment system.
Assessment will consist of three components in the case of Subject 1:
- One examination (80% of the final grade).
- Delivery of work (20%).
Assessment will consist of one written assignment in the case of Subject 2.
At the time each assessment activity is carried out, the lecturer will inform students of the procedure and date for the review of grades.
A student will receive a grade of “Not Assessed” (“No evaluable”) if they have not submitted more than one-third of the assessment activities.
The same reassessment system as that used for continuous assessment will apply. To be eligible for reassessment, the student must have submitted all the required assessment tasks.
If a student commits any type of misconduct that may lead to a significant alteration of the grade awarded for an assessment activity, that activity will be graded as 0, regardless of any disciplinary proceedings that may result from such conduct. If multiple instances of misconduct are verified in the assessment activities of the same course, the final grade for that course will be 0.
Bibliography
Subject 1. History and archeology of the ancient Near East
Beaulieu, Paul-Alain, 2013: History of Babylon. Toronto.
Briant, Pierre, 2002: From Cyrus to Alexander: A History of the Persian Empire. Winona Lake
Bryce, Trevor, The kingdom of the Hitites (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005)
Cline, Eric H., 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed (Woodstock: Princeton University Press, 2014)
Finkelstein, Israel; Silberman, Neil Asher, The Bible Unearthed. Archaeology's New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Its Sacred Text (New York: Simon & Shuster, 2002)
Fales, Frederick Mario, 2009: Guerre et paix en Assyrie. Religion et impérialisme. Paris.
Foster, Benjamin R., 2016: The Age of Agade. New York.
Liverani, Mario, 2005: Más allá de la Biblia. Barcelona.
Marée, Marcel (ed.), The Second Intermediate Period (Thirteenth-Seventeenth Dynasties). Current Research, Future Prospects, OLA 192 (Lovaina: Peeters, 2010)
Moran, William L. The Amarna Letters (Baltimore: John Hopkins University Press, 1992).
Redford, Donald B. Egypt, Canaan, and Israel in Ancient Times (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1993)
Woods, Christopher, 2010: \"The Earliest Mesopotamian Writing\". En C. Woods (ed.): Visible Languages. Chicago, pp. 33-51.
Yasur-Landau, Assaf. The Philistines and Aegean Migration at the End of the Late Bronze Age, (Cambridge-New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010)
Subject 2. History and Archeology of Greco-Roman Egypt
First part. From Persian Egypt to Ptolemaic Egypt
Baines, John y Málek, Jaromir, Atlas cultural de Egipto. Dioses,templos y faraones, Barcelona: Folio, 2000 (ed. orig. Oxford: Phaidon, 1980).
Bosch Puche, Francisco, La ocupación macedónica y la Dinastía Lágida. Impacto político, económico y social, Trabajos de Egiptología – Papers on Ancient Egypt 8, 2017 (publ. 2018), pp. 33-73.
Bowman, Alan K., Egypt after the Pharaohs, 332 BC – AD 622: From Alexander to the Arab Conquest, Londres: British Museum Publications, 1986.
Bresciani, Edda, La satrapia d’Egitto, Studi Classici e Orientali 7, 1958, pp. 132-188.
Bresciani, Edda, The Persian Occupation of Egypt, en: Gershevitch, I. (ed.), The Cambridge History of Iran, vol. II: The Median and Achaemenian Periods, Cambridge - Londres - Nueva York - New Rochelle - Melbourne - Sydney: Cambridge University Press, 1985, cap. 9, pp. 502-528.
Herodotus, [The Persian Wars], vol. I: Books I-II (Trad. A.D. Godley) (Loeb Classical Library [117), Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press y Londres: W. Heinemann, 1920 (edición bilingüe griego-inglés).
(Traducción española: Biblioteca Clásica Gredos 3)
(Edición bilingüe griego-catalán: Col·lecció Bernat Metge 324)
Hölbl, Günther, A History of the Ptolemaic Empire, Londres - Nueva York: Routledge, 2001 (ed. orig. Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 1994).
Lloyd, Alan B., Herodotus, Book II, 3 vols. [vol. I: Introduction, vol. II: Commentary 1-98 y vol. III: Commentary 99-182](Études préliminaires aux religions orientales dans l’Empire romain 43), Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1975, 1976 y 1988.
Lloyd, Alan B., The Late Period (664-332 BC) y The Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BC), en: Shaw, I. (ed.), The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000, caps. 13 y 14, pp. 369-394 y395-421, respectivamente (ed. española Madrid: La Esfera de los Libros, 2007).
Lloyd, Alan B. (ed.), A Companion to Ancient Egypt, 2 vols., Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010 (distintos capítulos).
Serrano Delgado, José Miguel, La Baja Época, en: Parra, J.M. (coord.), El antiguo Egipto. Sociedad, economía, política, Madrid: Marcial Pons, 2009, cap. 10, pp. 463-493.
Second part. Roman and Byzantine Egypt
Bagnall, Roger S. (ed.), Roman Egypt: A History, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2021.
Vandorpe, Katelijn (ed.). A Companion to Greco-Roman and late antique Egypt. Hoboken: Blackwell (2019).
Riggs, Christina (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Roman Egypt, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012.
Software
For face-to-face students, only access to the UAB virtual campus is necessary to be able to access the moodle classroom. In the case of virtual students, it will also be necessary to use the Microsoft Teams program during connections to classes.
Course groups and languages
The information provided is provisional until November 30. After this date, you will be able to consult the language of each group through this link. To access the information, you will need to enter the course CODE
| Type of teaching | Group | Language | Semester | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (TEm) Theory (master) | 1 | Spanish | annual | afternoon |