Bloomsbury Summer School & Academy
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.
2026 course timetable
Sunday 22 November
A Taste of Coptic
Course Director: Dr Luigi Prada (Uppsala University)
09:45* – 10:00
Participants login to Zoom*; BSS&A Director's Welcome Address
10:00 – 11:15
1. Coptic as a Script and Language Phase of Ancient Egyptian + Practical
Session: Writing the Coptic alphabet and some simple words
(For this session you will need a pen, pencil, or marker, or even a tablet! — and paper.)
11:45 – 13:00
2. Grammar: Personal names, common nouns, and the genitive + History Essentials: Coptic Egypt in Late Antiquity
Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:15
3. Writing Short Sentences (the nominal sentence) + Focus on Textual
Culture: Coptic literature and texts from daily life
15:45 – 17:00
4. Bringing It All Together: Grammatical recap with exercises, reading
text excerpts from original ancient Coptic texts
* All times are London UK time; Zoom opens 15 minutes prior to the start.
Timetables, once published, are unlikely to change, but remain provisional until the day of the course
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