Manley, B;
(2026)
Sahidic Coptic: An introductory textbook.
[Book].
Textbooks of World and Minority Languages.
UCL Press: London, UK.
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Abstract
Sahidic Coptic was the literary language of Late Antique Egypt during the years 350–800 and the final phase of Ancient Egyptian as a living language, bringing an end to four millennia of written history. Sahidic Coptic texts are among our most detailed written sources regarding: the end of ancient Egypt; Byzantine imperial rule; the early Bible; the development of Christian orthodoxy; Christianity in Africa; religious assimilation and persecution; the origin of mediaeval monasticism; and the rise of Islam. This concise textbook teaches beginner students the grammar of documents written in Sahidic Coptic, and provides the historical and cultural context required for reading primary sources through informal as well as more formal and religious texts. There are 20 language lessons followed by 7 chapters of sample reading and a detailed vocabulary list.
| Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| Title: | Sahidic Coptic: An introductory textbook |
| ISBN-13: | 9781800086463 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.14324 /111.9781800086463 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.14324/111.9781800086463 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Text © Author, 2026 Commons licence. Details of the copyright ownership and permitted use of third-party material is given in the image (or extract) credit lines. If you would like to reuse any third-party material not covered by the book’s Creative Commons licence, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright owner. This book is published under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non- Commercial 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC 4.0), https://creativecommons .org /licenses /by -nc /4 .0 /. This licence allows you to share and adapt the work for non-commercial use providing attribution is made to the author and publisher (but not in any way that suggests that they endorse you or your use of the work) and any changes are indicated. Attribution should include the following information: Manley, B. 2026. Sahidic Coptic: An introductory textbook. London: UCL Press. https://doi .org /10 .14324 /111 .9781800086463 Further details about Creative Commons licences are available at https://creativecommons .org /licenses/ |
| Keywords: | Coptic language, Coptic literature, Coptic studies, Ancient languages |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10219357 |
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