Institute of Archaeology and The Ancient Near East
Subject: A network of lexical borrowings from Semitic in Egyptian Texts of the New Kingdom
Supervisor: Prof. Orly Goldwasser
Abstract: My doctoral research offers a macro-outlook on the distribution of Semitic lexical borrowings in the Egyptian written repertoire of the New Kingdom (Second half of 2nd Millenium BCE.)
Lexical borrowings occur in Egyptian war records, narratives, medical texts, poems, and bounty lists. Based on data I collected in a dataset titled "Brit," I present how borrowings were integrated into Egyptian. I mainly inquire how borrowings were categorized in the Egyptian script by classifiers. Classifiers represent semantic categories, and I utilize this emic perspective to map the domains of knowledge in which language transfer and contact occurred.
Bio: My research interests are the Ancient Egyptian language, its lexicography and grammar, and sociolinguistics, as well as creating digital tools for language description.I earned a BA in structural linguistics and MA in Egyptology, both at The Hebrew University, as well as a diploma in Museum Studies at Tel Aviv University. Aside from my doctoral studies, I teach an immersive course in Bohairic Coptic at Polis Institute and take part in various projects utilizing digital research tools to make the Ancient Near East more accessible to the modern reader.
Rotenstreich Scholarship 2019/20