General Description
The Coptic alphabet is a variant of the Greek alphabet except with the addition of several extra letters which are used to express sounds not found in the Greek. These extra letters come from the Demotic. Coptic was an official language in Egypt until around the 13th Century AD.
Books
- Layton, B., Coptic in 20 lessons: introduction to Sahidic Coptic with exercises & vocabularies (2007)
- Oden Lambdin, T., Introduction to Sahidic Coptic (1983)
- Brankaer, J., Coptic: A Learning Grammar (Sahidic) (2010)
- Crum, W.E., A Coptic Dictionary (2005)
- Cerny, J., Coptic Etymological Dictionary(2010)
Online Resources
Coptic Orthodox Church Network
Tour Egypt: Coptic Information
The St. Shenouda the Archimanrite Coptic Society
Courses
Masters Degree in Coptic Studies at Macquarie University
– as a member of the Macquarie University Academic Community I highly recommend Macquarie for all Ancient Language courses
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