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Books by François Gaudard

Research paper thumbnail of The Gospel of Judas together with the Letter of Peter to Philip, James, and a Book of Allogenes from Codex Tchacos: Critical Edition. Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society, 2007 (with R. Kasser, M. Meyer, and G. Wurst).

Papers by François Gaudard

Research paper thumbnail of “Funerary Shrouds from Dendera in the Oriental Institute Museum of the University of Chicago. Part II: Shroud OIM E4789,” in One Who Loves Knowledge: Studies in Honor of Richard Jasnow, ed. by B. Bryan et al, pp. 187-96. Material and Visual Culture of Ancient Egypt 6. Atlanta: Lockwood Press, 2022.

This article is the second in a series about the funerary shrouds from Dendera in the Oriental In... more This article is the second in a series about the funerary shrouds from Dendera in the Oriental Institute Museum of the University of Chicago. Consisting mainly of offering formulae, divine names, and epithets, the texts are of particular interest, despite their fragmentary condition, because they exhibit some good and possibly unique examples of cryptographic writings, also called sportive writings, characteristic of the Ptolemaic and Roman periods. From an iconographic point of view, these shrouds also provide us with interesting depictions of deities such as Anubis as a falcon in the present shroud, OIM E4789.

Research paper thumbnail of “Funerary Shrouds from Dendera in the Oriental Institute Museum of the University of Chicago. Part I: Shroud OIM E4786,” in Sur les pistes du désert: Mélanges offerts à Michel Valloggia, edited by Sandrine Vuilleumier and Pierre Meyrat, pp. 63-70. Gollion: Infolio, 2019.

This article is the first in a series about the funerary shrouds from Dendera in the Oriental Ins... more This article is the first in a series about the funerary shrouds from Dendera in the Oriental Institute Museum of the University of Chicago. Consisting mainly of offering formulae, divine names, and epithets, the texts are of particular interest, despite their fragmentary condition, because they exhibit some good and possibly unique examples of cryptographic writings, also called sportive writings, characteristic of the Ptolemaic and Roman periods. From an iconographic point of view, these shrouds also provide us with interesting depictions of deities such as Anubis as a falcon in Shroud OIM E4789 (published as Part II). The present shroud, OIM E4786, possibly includes a rare Egyptian attestation of Nephthys’ motherhood.

Research paper thumbnail of “Fragment of a Funerary Shroud (OIM E4788 = OIM E42046),” in Visible Language: Inventions of Writing in the Ancient Middle East and Beyond, edited by Christopher Woods, with Emily Teeter and Geoff Emberling, pp. 176-77, no. 86. OIMP 32. Chicago: The Oriental Institute, 2010, 2nd printing, 2015.

What makes shroud OIM E4788 (= OIM E42046) distinctive is that it exhibits some good examples of ... more What makes shroud OIM E4788 (= OIM E42046) distinctive is that it exhibits some good examples of cryptographic writings, also called sportive writings, characteristic of the Ptolemaic and Roman periods. The most interesting instance is the apparently unique writing of the word ʾImnty.w “Westerners,” with the new sound value ʾImn for the sign N 35 and the use of the number 50 as the phonogram tyw. NB: Shroud OIM E4788 has been published as OIM E42046, because it was re-registered before the museum staff was able to identify its original registration number.

Research paper thumbnail of “The Mummy Label Database (MLD),” in Discovering New Pasts: The OI at 100, edited by Theo van den Hout, pp. 213-19. Chicago: The Oriental Institute, 2019.

This article, published on the occasion of the Oriental Institute centennial, consists of a descr... more This article, published on the occasion of the Oriental Institute centennial, consists of a description of the characteristics, role, and appearance of mummy labels; a presentation of the Mummy Label Database project; and an introduction to the mummy labels in the Oriental Institute Museum.

Research paper thumbnail of “Six Stone Mummy Labels in the Oriental Institute Museum,” in Honi soit qui mal y pense: Studien zum pharaonischen, griechisch-römischen und spätantiken Ägypten zu Ehren von Heinz-Josef Thissen, edited by H. Knuf, C. Leitz, and D. von Recklinghausen, pp. 193-209. OLA 194. Leuven: Peeters, 2010.

This article deals with the publication (transliteration, translation, commentary, discussion, fa... more This article deals with the publication (transliteration, translation, commentary, discussion, facsimiles, and photographs) of T. OIM E 25285, T. OIM E 25286, T. OIM E 25287, T. OIM E 25288, and T. OIM E 25289, which are five Roman period Demotic mummy labels from Dendera, and of T. OIM E 19387, a Demotic-Greek mummy-label, which, despite its fragmentary state, is highly interesting and even exceptional in that its single text begins in Demotic and continues in Greek. Three of these labels display illustrations, including a mummiform male figure holding a piece of linen, an anthropomorphic figure with upraised arms in the so-called orans position, and an unusual illustration consisting of quadrants filled with lines, strokes, and irregular dots. The latter was clearly made with intent, but its interpretation eludes us.

Research paper thumbnail of “A Demotic-Hieratic Mummy Label in the Museu de Montserrat,” in Mélanges offerts à Ola el-Aguizy, edited by Fayza Haikal, pp. 159-68. Bibliothèque d’Etude 164. Cairo: IFAO, 2015.

This article deals with the publication (transliteration, translation, commentary, discussion, fa... more This article deals with the publication (transliteration, translation, commentary, discussion, facsimile, and photograph) of T. Montserrat SM6, which is a Roman period hieratic-Demotic mummy label, the interest of which lies in both the paleographical and orthographical peculiarities of its bilingual inscription.

Research paper thumbnail of “A Greek-Demotic Mummy Label in the University of Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology,” in Hieratic, Demotic and Greek Studies and Text Editions. Of Making Many Books There is No End: Festschrift in Honour of Sven P. Vleeming, pp. 309-13. PLB 34. Leiden, Boston: Brill, 2018.

This article deals with the publication (transliteration, translation, commentary, discussion, fa... more This article deals with the publication (transliteration, translation, commentary, discussion, facsimile, and photograph) of T. MAA Z 17978, which is a Roman period Greek-Demotic mummy label.

Research paper thumbnail of “The Camel as a Sethian Creature,” in Essays for the Library of Seshat: Studies Presented to Janet H. Johnson on the Occasion of Her 70th Birthday, edited by Robert K. Ritner, pp. 41-52. Studies in Ancient Oriental Civilization 70. Chicago: The Oriental Institute, 2017.

This article is the second in a series about the god Seth. In addition to depicting Seth as the s... more This article is the second in a series about the god Seth. In addition to depicting Seth as the so-called Seth-animal, which most scholars consider to be a fabulous beast, the ancient Egyptians could also associate or identify him with animals such as the pig, donkey, hippopotamus, turtle, oryx, and crocodile, as well as with the famous winged falcon-headed figure shown at the Hibis temple. However, there is a creature whose association with Seth, to my knowledge, has never been substantiated in Egyptological literature, namely, the camel.

Research paper thumbnail of “On the ‘Immortality’ of the God Seth,” in Illuminating Osiris: Egyptological Studies in Honor of Mark Smith, edited by Richard Jasnow and Ghislaine Widmer, pp. 93–98. Material and Visual Culture of Ancient Egypt 2. Atlanta: Lockwood Press, 2017.

This article is the first in a series about the god Seth. Seth has long been distinguished from o... more This article is the first in a series about the god Seth. Seth has long been distinguished from other Egyptian gods by his differences, such as his excesses and lack of restraint. Therefore, it is not surprising that, when it comes to the subject of death, he seems to be an exception to the rule in that he can apparently be depicted as immortal. Over the years, several Egyptologists have pointed out Seth’s ability to survive the various attempts to annihilate him. In the present article, the author not only discusses this question in light of previous scholarship, but also presents a rare, if not unique, example that could be taken as proof of a belief in the immortality of Seth during the Graeco-Roman Period.

Research paper thumbnail of “Pap. Berlin P. 8278 and Its Fragments: Testimony of the Osirian Khoiak Festival Celebration during the Ptolemaic Period,” in Forschung in der Papyrussammlung: Eine Festgabe für das Neue Museum, edited by Verena M. Lepper, pp. 269-86. ÄOP 1. Berlin: Akademie Verlag, 2012.

P. Berlin 8278 and its fragments are interesting in many respects. They give us a clear example o... more P. Berlin 8278 and its fragments are interesting in many respects. They give us a clear example of a Demotic dramatic genre, as well as the most complete Demotic version of the conflict of Horus and Seth, and are, therefore, an important link in the evolution of this myth throughout Egyptian history. The text also reveals interesting philological points through its use of rare or unparalleled words. Moreover, it can also be added to the list of rare Demotic texts mentioning letter-names. From a religious point of view, new mythological episodes are also very interesting. By giving us an attestation of the Osirian Khoiak festival celebration in the Fayum and providing us with new material for its study, the present text also expands our knowledge of Egyptian religion during the Ptolemaic period.

Research paper thumbnail of “Le P. Berlin 8278 et ses fragments: un «nouveau» texte démotique comprenant des noms de lettres,” in Verba Manent: Recueil d’études dédiées à Dimitri Meeks, edited by I. Régen and F. Servajean, pp. 165-69. Cahiers “Égypte Nilotique et Méditerranéenne” 2. Montpellier: Université Paul Valéry, 2009.

The text of Pap. Berlin P. 8278 and its fragments is one of the rare Demotic texts including lett... more The text of Pap. Berlin P. 8278 and its fragments is one of the rare Demotic texts including letter names. For further discussion and references on letters named after birds in the ancient Egyptian alphabet, see my article entitled “Birds in the Ancient Egyptian and Coptic Alphabets,” also available on Academia.

Research paper thumbnail of “P. Berlin 6848, a Roman Period Temple Inventory,” in Res Severa Verum Gaudium: Festschrift für Karl-Theodor Zauzich zum 65. Geburtstag am 8. Juni 2004, edited by F. Hoffmann and H. J. Thissen, pp. 139-222. Studia Demotica 6. Leuven; Paris; Dudley, MA: Peeters, 2004.

This article deals with the publication (transliteration, translation, extensive commentary and d... more This article deals with the publication (transliteration, translation, extensive commentary and discussion, photographs) of P. Berlin 6848, which is a Roman period temple inventory from the Fayum. In addition, it includes an appendix consisting of a list of items found in P. Berlin 6848 with their Greek equivalents, as well as a selection of other items found in Greek temple inventories.

Research paper thumbnail of “Birds in the Ancient Egyptian and Coptic Alphabets,” in Between Heaven and Earth: Birds in Ancient Egypt, edited by Rozenn Bailleul-LeSuer, pp. 65-70. OIMP 35. Chicago: The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, 2012.

This article deals with the ancient Egyptian alphabet.

Research paper thumbnail of “Ptolemaic Hieroglyphs,” in Visible Language: Inventions of Writing in the Ancient Middle East and Beyond, edited by Christopher Woods, with Emily Teeter and Geoff Emberling, pp. 173-75. OIMP 32. Chicago: The Oriental Institute, 2010, 2nd printing, 2015.

Visible Language: Inventions of Writing in the Ancient Middle East and Beyond, 2010

This article is a very short introduction to Ptolemaic hieroglyphs.

Research paper thumbnail of “Rosetta Stone,” in Encyclopedia of Ancient Greek Language and Linguistics, Volume 3: P-Z, Index, edited by Georgios K. Giannakis et al., pp. 254-55. Leiden and Boston: Brill, 2014. http://www.encquran.brill.nl/entries/encyclopedia-of-ancient-greek-language-and-linguistics/rosetta-stone-SIM_00000529

The Rosetta Stone, discovered in 1799 to the north of the village of Rosetta in the western Nile ... more The Rosetta Stone, discovered in 1799 to the north of the village of Rosetta in the western Nile Delta, during Napoleon’s expedition to Egypt, is famous for the crucial part it played in the decipherment of the hieroglyphic script by Jean-François Champollion in 1822. It consists of a large fragment of a grey granodiorite stela inscribed with a trilingual decree issued at Memphis by a synod of Egyptian priests, on 27 March 196 BCE, for the celebration of the anniversary of the coronation of king Ptolemy V Epiphanes (205-180 BCE). It was deposited in the British Museum in 1802, where it is still exhibited today.
http://www.encquran.brill.nl/entries/encyclopedia-of-ancient-greek-language-and-linguistics/rosetta-stone-SIM_00000529

Research paper thumbnail of Review of Dimitri Meeks, Les architraves du temple d’Esna, Paléographie Hiéroglyphique 1 (Cairo: IFAO, 2004), Journal of Near Eastern Studies 69/1, 2010, pp. 133-34.

Journal of Near Eastern Studies, 2010

Chicago Demotic Dictionary Annual Reports by François Gaudard

Research paper thumbnail of “Chicago Demotic Dictionary (CDD),” in The Oriental Institute 2012-2013 Annual Report, edited by Gil Stein, pp. 23-28. Chicago: The University of Chicago, 2013.

This Annual Report includes a discussion of insults in Demotic literature.

Research paper thumbnail of “Chicago Demotic Dictionary (CDD),” in The Oriental Institute 2011-2012 Annual Report, edited by Gil Stein, pp. 25-30. Chicago: The University of Chicago, 2012.

The Oriental Institute 2011-2012 Annual Report , 2012

This Annual Report includes a discussion of magical names found in Demotic texts and of Egyptian ... more This Annual Report includes a discussion of magical names found in Demotic texts and of Egyptian alchemy.

Research paper thumbnail of “Chicago Demotic Dictionary (CDD),” in The Oriental Institute 2010-2011 Annual Report, edited by Gil Stein, pp. 27-31. Chicago: The University of Chicago, 2011.

The Oriental Institute 2010-2011 Annual Report , 2011

This Annual Report includes a comparative discussion of royal names and epithets of the Ptolemies... more This Annual Report includes a comparative discussion of royal names and epithets of the Ptolemies and the Roman emperors, as well as an excursus on Hadrian's visit to Egypt.

Research paper thumbnail of The Gospel of Judas together with the Letter of Peter to Philip, James, and a Book of Allogenes from Codex Tchacos: Critical Edition. Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society, 2007 (with R. Kasser, M. Meyer, and G. Wurst).

Research paper thumbnail of “Funerary Shrouds from Dendera in the Oriental Institute Museum of the University of Chicago. Part II: Shroud OIM E4789,” in One Who Loves Knowledge: Studies in Honor of Richard Jasnow, ed. by B. Bryan et al, pp. 187-96. Material and Visual Culture of Ancient Egypt 6. Atlanta: Lockwood Press, 2022.

This article is the second in a series about the funerary shrouds from Dendera in the Oriental In... more This article is the second in a series about the funerary shrouds from Dendera in the Oriental Institute Museum of the University of Chicago. Consisting mainly of offering formulae, divine names, and epithets, the texts are of particular interest, despite their fragmentary condition, because they exhibit some good and possibly unique examples of cryptographic writings, also called sportive writings, characteristic of the Ptolemaic and Roman periods. From an iconographic point of view, these shrouds also provide us with interesting depictions of deities such as Anubis as a falcon in the present shroud, OIM E4789.

Research paper thumbnail of “Funerary Shrouds from Dendera in the Oriental Institute Museum of the University of Chicago. Part I: Shroud OIM E4786,” in Sur les pistes du désert: Mélanges offerts à Michel Valloggia, edited by Sandrine Vuilleumier and Pierre Meyrat, pp. 63-70. Gollion: Infolio, 2019.

This article is the first in a series about the funerary shrouds from Dendera in the Oriental Ins... more This article is the first in a series about the funerary shrouds from Dendera in the Oriental Institute Museum of the University of Chicago. Consisting mainly of offering formulae, divine names, and epithets, the texts are of particular interest, despite their fragmentary condition, because they exhibit some good and possibly unique examples of cryptographic writings, also called sportive writings, characteristic of the Ptolemaic and Roman periods. From an iconographic point of view, these shrouds also provide us with interesting depictions of deities such as Anubis as a falcon in Shroud OIM E4789 (published as Part II). The present shroud, OIM E4786, possibly includes a rare Egyptian attestation of Nephthys’ motherhood.

Research paper thumbnail of “Fragment of a Funerary Shroud (OIM E4788 = OIM E42046),” in Visible Language: Inventions of Writing in the Ancient Middle East and Beyond, edited by Christopher Woods, with Emily Teeter and Geoff Emberling, pp. 176-77, no. 86. OIMP 32. Chicago: The Oriental Institute, 2010, 2nd printing, 2015.

What makes shroud OIM E4788 (= OIM E42046) distinctive is that it exhibits some good examples of ... more What makes shroud OIM E4788 (= OIM E42046) distinctive is that it exhibits some good examples of cryptographic writings, also called sportive writings, characteristic of the Ptolemaic and Roman periods. The most interesting instance is the apparently unique writing of the word ʾImnty.w “Westerners,” with the new sound value ʾImn for the sign N 35 and the use of the number 50 as the phonogram tyw. NB: Shroud OIM E4788 has been published as OIM E42046, because it was re-registered before the museum staff was able to identify its original registration number.

Research paper thumbnail of “The Mummy Label Database (MLD),” in Discovering New Pasts: The OI at 100, edited by Theo van den Hout, pp. 213-19. Chicago: The Oriental Institute, 2019.

This article, published on the occasion of the Oriental Institute centennial, consists of a descr... more This article, published on the occasion of the Oriental Institute centennial, consists of a description of the characteristics, role, and appearance of mummy labels; a presentation of the Mummy Label Database project; and an introduction to the mummy labels in the Oriental Institute Museum.

Research paper thumbnail of “Six Stone Mummy Labels in the Oriental Institute Museum,” in Honi soit qui mal y pense: Studien zum pharaonischen, griechisch-römischen und spätantiken Ägypten zu Ehren von Heinz-Josef Thissen, edited by H. Knuf, C. Leitz, and D. von Recklinghausen, pp. 193-209. OLA 194. Leuven: Peeters, 2010.

This article deals with the publication (transliteration, translation, commentary, discussion, fa... more This article deals with the publication (transliteration, translation, commentary, discussion, facsimiles, and photographs) of T. OIM E 25285, T. OIM E 25286, T. OIM E 25287, T. OIM E 25288, and T. OIM E 25289, which are five Roman period Demotic mummy labels from Dendera, and of T. OIM E 19387, a Demotic-Greek mummy-label, which, despite its fragmentary state, is highly interesting and even exceptional in that its single text begins in Demotic and continues in Greek. Three of these labels display illustrations, including a mummiform male figure holding a piece of linen, an anthropomorphic figure with upraised arms in the so-called orans position, and an unusual illustration consisting of quadrants filled with lines, strokes, and irregular dots. The latter was clearly made with intent, but its interpretation eludes us.

Research paper thumbnail of “A Demotic-Hieratic Mummy Label in the Museu de Montserrat,” in Mélanges offerts à Ola el-Aguizy, edited by Fayza Haikal, pp. 159-68. Bibliothèque d’Etude 164. Cairo: IFAO, 2015.

This article deals with the publication (transliteration, translation, commentary, discussion, fa... more This article deals with the publication (transliteration, translation, commentary, discussion, facsimile, and photograph) of T. Montserrat SM6, which is a Roman period hieratic-Demotic mummy label, the interest of which lies in both the paleographical and orthographical peculiarities of its bilingual inscription.

Research paper thumbnail of “A Greek-Demotic Mummy Label in the University of Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology,” in Hieratic, Demotic and Greek Studies and Text Editions. Of Making Many Books There is No End: Festschrift in Honour of Sven P. Vleeming, pp. 309-13. PLB 34. Leiden, Boston: Brill, 2018.

This article deals with the publication (transliteration, translation, commentary, discussion, fa... more This article deals with the publication (transliteration, translation, commentary, discussion, facsimile, and photograph) of T. MAA Z 17978, which is a Roman period Greek-Demotic mummy label.

Research paper thumbnail of “The Camel as a Sethian Creature,” in Essays for the Library of Seshat: Studies Presented to Janet H. Johnson on the Occasion of Her 70th Birthday, edited by Robert K. Ritner, pp. 41-52. Studies in Ancient Oriental Civilization 70. Chicago: The Oriental Institute, 2017.

This article is the second in a series about the god Seth. In addition to depicting Seth as the s... more This article is the second in a series about the god Seth. In addition to depicting Seth as the so-called Seth-animal, which most scholars consider to be a fabulous beast, the ancient Egyptians could also associate or identify him with animals such as the pig, donkey, hippopotamus, turtle, oryx, and crocodile, as well as with the famous winged falcon-headed figure shown at the Hibis temple. However, there is a creature whose association with Seth, to my knowledge, has never been substantiated in Egyptological literature, namely, the camel.

Research paper thumbnail of “On the ‘Immortality’ of the God Seth,” in Illuminating Osiris: Egyptological Studies in Honor of Mark Smith, edited by Richard Jasnow and Ghislaine Widmer, pp. 93–98. Material and Visual Culture of Ancient Egypt 2. Atlanta: Lockwood Press, 2017.

This article is the first in a series about the god Seth. Seth has long been distinguished from o... more This article is the first in a series about the god Seth. Seth has long been distinguished from other Egyptian gods by his differences, such as his excesses and lack of restraint. Therefore, it is not surprising that, when it comes to the subject of death, he seems to be an exception to the rule in that he can apparently be depicted as immortal. Over the years, several Egyptologists have pointed out Seth’s ability to survive the various attempts to annihilate him. In the present article, the author not only discusses this question in light of previous scholarship, but also presents a rare, if not unique, example that could be taken as proof of a belief in the immortality of Seth during the Graeco-Roman Period.

Research paper thumbnail of “Pap. Berlin P. 8278 and Its Fragments: Testimony of the Osirian Khoiak Festival Celebration during the Ptolemaic Period,” in Forschung in der Papyrussammlung: Eine Festgabe für das Neue Museum, edited by Verena M. Lepper, pp. 269-86. ÄOP 1. Berlin: Akademie Verlag, 2012.

P. Berlin 8278 and its fragments are interesting in many respects. They give us a clear example o... more P. Berlin 8278 and its fragments are interesting in many respects. They give us a clear example of a Demotic dramatic genre, as well as the most complete Demotic version of the conflict of Horus and Seth, and are, therefore, an important link in the evolution of this myth throughout Egyptian history. The text also reveals interesting philological points through its use of rare or unparalleled words. Moreover, it can also be added to the list of rare Demotic texts mentioning letter-names. From a religious point of view, new mythological episodes are also very interesting. By giving us an attestation of the Osirian Khoiak festival celebration in the Fayum and providing us with new material for its study, the present text also expands our knowledge of Egyptian religion during the Ptolemaic period.

Research paper thumbnail of “Le P. Berlin 8278 et ses fragments: un «nouveau» texte démotique comprenant des noms de lettres,” in Verba Manent: Recueil d’études dédiées à Dimitri Meeks, edited by I. Régen and F. Servajean, pp. 165-69. Cahiers “Égypte Nilotique et Méditerranéenne” 2. Montpellier: Université Paul Valéry, 2009.

The text of Pap. Berlin P. 8278 and its fragments is one of the rare Demotic texts including lett... more The text of Pap. Berlin P. 8278 and its fragments is one of the rare Demotic texts including letter names. For further discussion and references on letters named after birds in the ancient Egyptian alphabet, see my article entitled “Birds in the Ancient Egyptian and Coptic Alphabets,” also available on Academia.

Research paper thumbnail of “P. Berlin 6848, a Roman Period Temple Inventory,” in Res Severa Verum Gaudium: Festschrift für Karl-Theodor Zauzich zum 65. Geburtstag am 8. Juni 2004, edited by F. Hoffmann and H. J. Thissen, pp. 139-222. Studia Demotica 6. Leuven; Paris; Dudley, MA: Peeters, 2004.

This article deals with the publication (transliteration, translation, extensive commentary and d... more This article deals with the publication (transliteration, translation, extensive commentary and discussion, photographs) of P. Berlin 6848, which is a Roman period temple inventory from the Fayum. In addition, it includes an appendix consisting of a list of items found in P. Berlin 6848 with their Greek equivalents, as well as a selection of other items found in Greek temple inventories.

Research paper thumbnail of “Birds in the Ancient Egyptian and Coptic Alphabets,” in Between Heaven and Earth: Birds in Ancient Egypt, edited by Rozenn Bailleul-LeSuer, pp. 65-70. OIMP 35. Chicago: The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, 2012.

This article deals with the ancient Egyptian alphabet.

Research paper thumbnail of “Ptolemaic Hieroglyphs,” in Visible Language: Inventions of Writing in the Ancient Middle East and Beyond, edited by Christopher Woods, with Emily Teeter and Geoff Emberling, pp. 173-75. OIMP 32. Chicago: The Oriental Institute, 2010, 2nd printing, 2015.

Visible Language: Inventions of Writing in the Ancient Middle East and Beyond, 2010

This article is a very short introduction to Ptolemaic hieroglyphs.

Research paper thumbnail of “Rosetta Stone,” in Encyclopedia of Ancient Greek Language and Linguistics, Volume 3: P-Z, Index, edited by Georgios K. Giannakis et al., pp. 254-55. Leiden and Boston: Brill, 2014. http://www.encquran.brill.nl/entries/encyclopedia-of-ancient-greek-language-and-linguistics/rosetta-stone-SIM_00000529

The Rosetta Stone, discovered in 1799 to the north of the village of Rosetta in the western Nile ... more The Rosetta Stone, discovered in 1799 to the north of the village of Rosetta in the western Nile Delta, during Napoleon’s expedition to Egypt, is famous for the crucial part it played in the decipherment of the hieroglyphic script by Jean-François Champollion in 1822. It consists of a large fragment of a grey granodiorite stela inscribed with a trilingual decree issued at Memphis by a synod of Egyptian priests, on 27 March 196 BCE, for the celebration of the anniversary of the coronation of king Ptolemy V Epiphanes (205-180 BCE). It was deposited in the British Museum in 1802, where it is still exhibited today.
http://www.encquran.brill.nl/entries/encyclopedia-of-ancient-greek-language-and-linguistics/rosetta-stone-SIM_00000529

Research paper thumbnail of Review of Dimitri Meeks, Les architraves du temple d’Esna, Paléographie Hiéroglyphique 1 (Cairo: IFAO, 2004), Journal of Near Eastern Studies 69/1, 2010, pp. 133-34.

Journal of Near Eastern Studies, 2010

Research paper thumbnail of “Chicago Demotic Dictionary (CDD),” in The Oriental Institute 2012-2013 Annual Report, edited by Gil Stein, pp. 23-28. Chicago: The University of Chicago, 2013.

This Annual Report includes a discussion of insults in Demotic literature.

Research paper thumbnail of “Chicago Demotic Dictionary (CDD),” in The Oriental Institute 2011-2012 Annual Report, edited by Gil Stein, pp. 25-30. Chicago: The University of Chicago, 2012.

The Oriental Institute 2011-2012 Annual Report , 2012

This Annual Report includes a discussion of magical names found in Demotic texts and of Egyptian ... more This Annual Report includes a discussion of magical names found in Demotic texts and of Egyptian alchemy.

Research paper thumbnail of “Chicago Demotic Dictionary (CDD),” in The Oriental Institute 2010-2011 Annual Report, edited by Gil Stein, pp. 27-31. Chicago: The University of Chicago, 2011.

The Oriental Institute 2010-2011 Annual Report , 2011

This Annual Report includes a comparative discussion of royal names and epithets of the Ptolemies... more This Annual Report includes a comparative discussion of royal names and epithets of the Ptolemies and the Roman emperors, as well as an excursus on Hadrian's visit to Egypt.

Research paper thumbnail of “Chicago Demotic Dictionary (CDD),” in The Oriental Institute 2009-2010 Annual Report, edited by Gil Stein, pp. 22-24. Chicago: The University of Chicago, 2010.

The Oriental Institute 2009-2010 Annual Report , 2010

This Annual Report discusses Demotic numbers, the Egyptian calendar and epagomenal days, and it i... more This Annual Report discusses Demotic numbers, the Egyptian calendar and epagomenal days, and it includes an obituary in memory of Professor Traianos Gagos.

Research paper thumbnail of “Chicago Demotic Dictionary (CDD),” in The Oriental Institute 2008-2009 Annual Report, edited by Gil Stein, pp. 43-45. Chicago: The University of Chicago, 2009.

This Annual Report discusses paleography as a means of identifying the provenance or the author o... more This Annual Report discusses paleography as a means of identifying the provenance or the author of a text.

Research paper thumbnail of “Chicago Demotic Dictionary (CDD),” in The Oriental Institute 2007-2008 Annual Report, edited by Gil Stein, pp. 25-27. Chicago: The University of Chicago, 2008.

This Annual Report includes a discussion of three types of variant writings in Demotic: orthograp... more This Annual Report includes a discussion of three types of variant writings in Demotic: orthographical, hieraticizing, and non-etymological, as well as a short excursus on the Amazons, both in Greek tradition and Demotic literature.

Research paper thumbnail of “Chicago Demotic Dictionary (CDD),” in The Oriental Institute 2006-2007 Annual Report, edited by Gil Stein, pp. 38-41. Chicago: The University of Chicago, 2007.

This Annual Report includes a discussion of some ghost words and hapax legomena in Demotic, as we... more This Annual Report includes a discussion of some ghost words and hapax legomena in Demotic, as well as an example of “ghost author.”

Research paper thumbnail of “Chicago Demotic Dictionary (CDD),” in The Oriental Institute 2004-2005 Annual Report, edited by Gil Stein, pp. 23-24. Chicago: The University of Chicago, 2005.

The staff of the Chicago Demotic Dictionary Project spent the year doing the slow, painstaking wo... more The staff of the Chicago Demotic Dictionary Project spent the year doing the slow, painstaking work of proofreading and double-checking everything which goes to make up the Dictionary. François Gaudard and Jan Johnson worked extensively on the files for the letters Å (200 pages) and W (175), preparing and checking scans, references, and formatting, trying to resolve lingering problems of reading or translation and checking for consistency with citations already quoted in letter-files finished earlier. Both files, along with the expanded "Problematic Entries," which includes unresolved problems from these two files as well as from AE (191 pages, currently awaiting publication on-line), are now ready to be submitted to the Publications Office for posting on the Oriental Institute Web site. Jacqueline Jay spent the year proofreading and double-checking the "Text Information" and bibliography files. The former is our listing (running 150 pages) of every text cited in the Dictionary, providing date and provenance as well as publication information. Both it and the bibliography file (a modest 100 pages) are crucial to the users' ability to track down our references, parallels, and citations. Megan Wells, an undergraduate in the College, volunteered her time to check every text citation in Å and W against the "Text Information" (TI) list to make sure we had included every text and that the date given for the text in the letter files agreed with the date given in "TI." She also checked every author citation in the letter files against the bibliography to make sure that we had the correct date and had used the agreed-upon abbreviation. This year for the first time in several years we also were able to hire three younger Egyptology students, Kayo Anthony, Kevin Johnson, and Elise McArthur, who prepared digital scans of published Demotic texts. Having the scans on hand should save us time as we move on to the next letter-file for checking and proofing and preparation of individual scans.

Research paper thumbnail of Introducing the Chicago Demotic Dictionary (CDD), delivered for the Oriental Institute course “Hieroglyphs Online,” University of Chicago, Chicago, August 19, 2013.

Research paper thumbnail of The Various Phases and Writing Systems of the Ancient Egyptian Language, delivered for the Oriental Institute course “Hieroglyphs Online,” University of Chicago, Chicago, August 26, 2013.