International Summer School in Coptic Papyrology. 23rd July - 30th of July 2006, Austrian National Library, Vienna

This summer school, organized by the Austrian National Library, will provide an introduction to Coptic papyrology inwithin its larger context in the fields of Egyptology, Classics, Ancient History, Early Christianity, and Archaeology.

Classes will be taught on the decipherment of literary as well as documentary hands, on the Sitz im Leben of both kinds of manuscripts, and their relationship to other forms of textual and archaeological evidence. Each student will be given an unpublished papyrus to work on as a practice exercise.

The intention is to offer a mixture of taught classes and workshops in which students can learn to appreciate the manifold information which the different kinds of papyri provide, as well as to getting acquainted with a wide range of questions raised by the papyrological material. The programme will offer insights into the culture of late antique and early Christian culture of Egypt.

The programmme will also include visits to the Papyrus Museum of the Austrian National Library, and to the Egyptological holdings of the Kunsthistorisches Museum.
Students with an interest in Coptic papyrology are invited to participate, whether they already have experience in the subject or not.

The main teachers of the course will be: Stephen Emmel (Münster), Monika Hasitzka (Vienna), Sebastian Richter (Leipzig) and Helmut Satzinger (Vienna).
Speakers will include Andrea Donau (Vienna), Hans Förster (Vienna), Harald Froschauer (Vienna), Ulrich Luft (Budapest), Fritz Mitthof (Vienna), Federico Morelli (Vienna), Bernhard Palme (Vienna), Amphilochious Papathomas (Athens) and Cornelia Römer (Vienna).
The course will begin on Sunday, 23rd July, and will end on Sunday, the 30th of July, 2006.

A fee of Euros 250 includes accommodation in a university Hall of Residence and one warm meal per day.

The number of places is restricted to 15. Classes will be taught in English. A solid knowledge of the Coptic language will be required.

Applications should contain

1. Curriculum Vitae;
2. two references from teachers, who should also comment on the applicant´s Coptic language-skills.

The deadline for the submission of final applications will be the end of February, 2006.
Successful applicants will be informed by the end of March, 2006.

Please send applications to:

Univ.-Prof. Dr.Cornelia Römer
Direktorin der Papyrussammlung und des Papyrusmuseums
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
Josefsplatz 1
A-1015 Wien

Tel.: + 43 1 53 410 323
Fax: + 43 1 53 410 395
E-mail: cornelia.roemer@onb.ac.at
Website: www.onb.ac.at