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The study of ancient Egypt through its language is known as Egyptology. Egyptology is taught at the University of Chicago through the Department of Middle Eastern Studies. MES offers formal instruction in all of the stages of the ancient Egyptian language and associated scripts mentioned above.
The field of Egyptology covers languages and texts, political, social, economic and medical history, religion, archaeology, art and artifacts, from the Pre-Dynastic origins of Egyptian civilization (ca. 3400 BC) through the latest manifestations of the native culture predominant in Coptic Christianity (7th Century, with survivals to present ...
Egypt. Bringing dead languages and ancient civilizations back to life. The fertile banks of the Nile River gave rise to the long-lasting civilization of ancient Egypt.
Arabic can be looked at as really 3 types of language: a classical one, a closely related modern written, formal one, and a legion of spoken varieties that fall into four broad groups: Levantine (in Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, and Palestine), Egyptian (in Egypt and North Sudan), North African or Maghribi (in Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco ...
It conducts research on ancient civilizations throughout the Near East, including at its facility, Chicago House, in Luxor, Egypt. The institute also publicly exhibits an extensive collection of artifacts related to ancient civilizations and archaeological discoveries at its on-campus building in Hyde Park, Chicago.
We teach for life to bring up positive 21 st century citizens able to succeed beyond schooling, capable of facing different life challenges and preparing them to be Egypt’s future leaders. We are after a high-quality education in a safe and ethical atmosphere.
The Egyptian American Society in Chicago is a non-political non-sectarian organization. It aims to enhance the ties between Americans of Egyptian descent and friends of Egypt, and foster cultural and social relations between Egyptian Americans, Egyptians residing in the United States and the Egyptian Homeland.
