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Welcome to the AEL web site! The AEL discussion list came into existence on February 6th 1997 and provides a dedicated forum for the discussion of the ancient Egyptian language(s) and texts. Topics that have already come up include: learning/teaching egyptian, useful text books, hieratic, coptic, grammar, phonology, meanings of words. At any one time there are several threads, usually one of which is a discussion of a particular text, i.e. translating it and discussing its grammar, meaning, etc. Previously, we have translated the Weni text (an inscription from the OK), the Shipwrecked Sailor (hieratic/ME), the Story of Sinuhe. From time to time we do some exercises such as those in James Allen's 'Middle Egyptian', or Gardiner's 'Egyptian Grammar'. Please join us!!
Direct Links to current and recent work:
Scarab Texts
A selection of texts transcribed from scarabs.
Merenptah Stela
How Merenptah repelled a Libyan invasion of Egypt
The Dispute between a Man and his Ba
A man attempts to persuade his Ba to remain with him into the afterlife, in the event of him taking his own life.
The Egyptologists' Electronic Forum (EEF)
The EEF is AEL's sister list which is owned by Aayko Eyma and Geoffrey Graham. Whereas the AEL focuses solely on the ancient Egyptian language, the EEF is a moderated list for the discussion of general Egyptology! For details, check out the EEF homepage.
James Allen Study Group
This initiative by Karen McCollam aims to help beginners working with James Allen's Middle Egyptian, by working through exercises as a group. Click here for more details.