Egyptology
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Egyptology is the academic study of ancient Egypt’s language, history, archaeology, art, and culture, primarily through its written records and material remains.
Statements (87)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic discipline
ⓘ
area of study ⓘ field of archaeology ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
interpret ancient Egyptian texts
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preserve ancient Egyptian monuments ⓘ reconstruct ancient Egyptian history ⓘ understand ancient Egyptian society ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
material remains of ancient Egypt
ⓘ
written records of ancient Egypt ⓘ |
| geographicFocus |
Nile Delta
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Nile Valley ⓘ Sinai Peninsula ⓘ oases of the Western Desert ⓘ |
| hasImportantDiscovery |
Abydos King List
ⓘ
surface form:
Abydos inscriptions
Rosetta Stone ⓘ Valley of the Kings ⓘ
surface form:
Valley of the Kings tombs
Karnak Temple Complex ⓘ
surface form:
temple complex of Karnak
Valley of the Kings ⓘ
surface form:
tomb of Tutankhamun
|
| hasKeyEvent | decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphs ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Auguste Mariette
ⓘ
Flinders Petrie ⓘ Gaston Maspero ⓘ Howard Carter ⓘ James Henry Breasted ⓘ James P. Allen ⓘ Jean-François Champollion ⓘ Lepsius ⓘ
surface form:
Karl Richard Lepsius
Sir Alan Gardiner ⓘ |
| hasProfessionalOrganization |
American Research Center in Egypt
ⓘ
Egypt Exploration Society ⓘ International Association of Egyptologists ⓘ |
| hasPublicationType |
academic journal
ⓘ
excavation report ⓘ monograph ⓘ |
| hasSubfield |
Egyptian archaeology
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Egyptian art history ⓘ Egyptian epigraphy ⓘ Egyptian philology ⓘ Egyptian religion studies ⓘ |
| institutionalizedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| languageOfSources |
Coptic language
ⓘ
Egyptian language ⓘ Greek language ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Middle Eastern studies
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surface form:
Near Eastern studies
archaeology ⓘ art history ⓘ history ⓘ linguistics ⓘ philology ⓘ religious studies ⓘ |
| studies |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Egypt
ancient Egyptian archaeology ⓘ ancient Egyptian art ⓘ ancient Egyptian culture ⓘ ancient Egyptian history ⓘ ancient Egyptian language ⓘ ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| studiesObjectType |
coffins
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mummies ⓘ papyrus manuscripts ⓘ pyramids ⓘ reliefs ⓘ statues ⓘ stelae ⓘ temples ⓘ tombs ⓘ wall paintings ⓘ |
| studiesPeriod |
Early Dynastic Egypt
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Late Period of Egypt ⓘ Middle Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ Predynastic Egypt ⓘ Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ Ptolemaic–Roman Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Egypt
Third Intermediate Period of Egypt ⓘ |
| studiesScript |
Coptic script
ⓘ
Egyptian hieroglyphs ⓘ demotic script ⓘ hieratic ⓘ |
| taughtAt |
research institutes
ⓘ
universities ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
archaeological excavation
ⓘ
art historical analysis ⓘ epigraphy ⓘ historical method ⓘ philological analysis ⓘ |
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