We are pleased to invite you to the 8th session of the Exploring Egypt: Histories and Historiographies seminar series, a collaborative initiative organized by Ifao and DAIK, now joined by CAI, PCMA, and NVIC.
The seminar, titled Printing Egyptology in Arabic in 19th Century Egypt, will be presented by Ahmed Mansour and Fatma Keshk.
Abstract: “The growing research on the history of Egyptian Egyptology and the knowledge produced by Egyptian scholars in exploring and disseminating local awareness of their ancient civilization, highlighted the early presence of a strong interest to publish in Arabic various topics that explore ancient Egypt since the early 19th century AD.
An example of these publications is the 1869 Arabic guide of the Bulaq Museum translated by ʿAbd Allāh Abū al-Suʿūd (1820- 1878) from the original French version of Auguste Mariette (1821-1881). Other examples include titles printed at the public Bulaq Press in the second half of the 19th century by Ahmed Kamal (1849-1923), Ahmed Naguib (1847-1910) and others. This talk aims to discuss the beginnings and development of Arabic language publications by Egyptian scholars on all themes related to ancient Egypt in the wider context of development of press in 19th century Egypt.”
The talk will take place on Wednesday, 15 January 2025, at 6:00 PM (Cairo time) at the Italian Archaeological Center (14 Champollion Street, Downtown – Midan El Tahrir).
The lecture will be conducted in English and is open to both in-person attendance (subject to available seating) and online participation.