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Lectures 2010-2011
 | The Royal Titulary of the 18th Dynasty: Change and Continuity |
The phraseology used to compose the royal titularies during the Eighteenth Dynasty was as varied as it was circumscribed. Following a long-established tradition, the Eighteenth Dynasty kings chose names that corresponded to the situation they inherited at their accession. The early rulers of the family looked to celebrated predecessors for inspiration to compose their royal titulary, while the later pharaohs looked more closely in time to their immediate predecessors. From belligerent phrases to wishes for prosperity and longevity, the kings revealed much about themselves and their personalities through their chosen titulary.
About The Speaker: Ronald Leprohon did his undergraduate work at Loyola College (now Concordia University) and his graduate work at University of Toronto. From 1981 to 1983, when he accepted a teaching post at University of Toronto, he was Director of Canadian Institute in Egypt. He is an 11-time winner of the "Dean's Excellence Award" from the Faculty of Arts and Science at U of T. He is the author of dozens of articles, reviews and encyclopaedia entries on a variety of topics from Napatan shawabtis to ritual drama in pharaonic Egypt.
About The Speaker: Ronald Leprohon did his undergraduate work at Loyola College (now Concordia University) and his graduate work at University of Toronto. From 1981 to 1983, when he accepted a teaching post at University of Toronto, he was Director of Canadian Institute in Egypt. He is an 11-time winner of the "Dean's Excellence Award" from the Faculty of Arts and Science at U of T. He is the author of dozens of articles, reviews and encyclopaedia entries on a variety of topics from Napatan shawabtis to ritual drama in pharaonic Egypt.
 | Demotic Tales and the Oral Tradition |
The Demotic tales of the Greco-Roman period contain some very entertaining plot twists and personalities: there is, for example, Setna, who descends into the tomb of Naneferkaptah in search of the magical scroll of Thoth; Petichons, who leads a military campaign in Asia against Queen Serpot of the “land of women”; and Petese, son of Petetum, who is told by a ghost that he has only forty days left to live. Although these tales have come to us in written form, their primary means of transmission in ancient times appears to have been in the context of oral performance and, as this talk will explore, they contain a number of elements which speak to a rich ancient Egyptian tradition of oral storytelling.
About The Speaker: : Jackie Jay received her B.A. from U of T’s Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations in 2001 and went on to graduate studies at the University of Chicago. Her 2008 dissertation is entitled From Sinuhe to Setna: The Narrative Structure of Ancient Egyptian Tales. In addition to Egyptian literature and grammar, her research interests include Demotic graffiti and documentary texts, and she is currently planning a return trip to Egypt with Eugene Cruz-Uribe and Steve Vinson to complete a survey of Demotic graffiti in the tombs of the Valley of the Kings. Since the fall of 2008, she has been an assistant professor in the Department of History at Eastern Kentucky University, teaching courses such as “Ancient Egyptian History” and “Women in the Ancient World.”
About The Speaker: : Jackie Jay received her B.A. from U of T’s Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations in 2001 and went on to graduate studies at the University of Chicago. Her 2008 dissertation is entitled From Sinuhe to Setna: The Narrative Structure of Ancient Egyptian Tales. In addition to Egyptian literature and grammar, her research interests include Demotic graffiti and documentary texts, and she is currently planning a return trip to Egypt with Eugene Cruz-Uribe and Steve Vinson to complete a survey of Demotic graffiti in the tombs of the Valley of the Kings. Since the fall of 2008, she has been an assistant professor in the Department of History at Eastern Kentucky University, teaching courses such as “Ancient Egyptian History” and “Women in the Ancient World.”
 | The Ptolemaic Queens in Egyptian Temple Reliefs: Guarantors of Kingship or Rivals for Power |
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About The Speaker: Dr. Martina Minas-Nerpel received her M.A. in Egyptology and Classical Archaeology from Trier University in Germany. She followed this with an Master of Philosophy in Egyptology from University of Oxford and a Ph.D. in Egyptology, Trier University, graduating in 1998 summa cum laude. Since 2007, Dr. Minas-Nerpel has been a Senior Lecturer in Egyptology at Swansea University in Wales. Previous to that she held a number of positions at universities in Europe. From 1998 –2005 she was Assistant Professor in Egyptology at Trier University, interrupted only by a year as Alexander von Humboldt-Research Scholar in Egyptology at Oxford University in 2002. In 2005–2006 she was Gerda Henkel-Research fellow in Egyptology at Trier before taking up the position of Lecturer at Swansea. She is the author of numerous books and articles, many of which deal with her area of specialty: the Ptolemaic Period.
About The Speaker: Dr. Martina Minas-Nerpel received her M.A. in Egyptology and Classical Archaeology from Trier University in Germany. She followed this with an Master of Philosophy in Egyptology from University of Oxford and a Ph.D. in Egyptology, Trier University, graduating in 1998 summa cum laude. Since 2007, Dr. Minas-Nerpel has been a Senior Lecturer in Egyptology at Swansea University in Wales. Previous to that she held a number of positions at universities in Europe. From 1998 –2005 she was Assistant Professor in Egyptology at Trier University, interrupted only by a year as Alexander von Humboldt-Research Scholar in Egyptology at Oxford University in 2002. In 2005–2006 she was Gerda Henkel-Research fellow in Egyptology at Trier before taking up the position of Lecturer at Swansea. She is the author of numerous books and articles, many of which deal with her area of specialty: the Ptolemaic Period.
