Leonard H. Lesko
Encyclopedia
Leonard H. Lesko was the Chairman of the Department of Egyptology
at Brown University
and held the Charles Edwin Wilbour
Professorship. In 1961, he received a B.A. in Classics
from Loyola University Chicago
, and his masters in 1964. In 1969, he received a Ph.D. in " Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
-Egyptology" at the University of Chicago
. Prior to joining the Brown faculty in 1982, he held various teaching positions at University of California-Berkeley.
Lesko is an expert in Egyptian languages including Old, Middle, and Late Egyptian, Demotic
, and Coptic
. He has also studied the Coffin Texts
, The Book of the Dead and Deir el-Medina. Along with his wife, Barbara Lesko, he edited 'A Dictionary of Late Egyptian.'
(..through a glass darkly...) Cf.1 Corinthians 13:12
Egyptology
Egyptology is the study of ancient Egyptian history, language, literature, religion, and art from the 5th millennium BC until the end of its native religious practices in the AD 4th century. A practitioner of the discipline is an “Egyptologist”...
at Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
and held the Charles Edwin Wilbour
Charles Edwin Wilbour
Charles Edwin Wilbour was an American journalist and Egyptologist. He was one of the discoverers of the Elephantine Papyri. He produced the first American translation of Les Misérables.-Biography:...
Professorship. In 1961, he received a B.A. in Classics
Classics
Classics is the branch of the Humanities comprising the languages, literature, philosophy, history, art, archaeology and other culture of the ancient Mediterranean world ; especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome during Classical Antiquity Classics (sometimes encompassing Classical Studies or...
from Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University Chicago is a private Jesuit research university located in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1870 under the title St...
, and his masters in 1964. In 1969, he received a Ph.D. in " Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
Near East
The Near East is a geographical term that covers different countries for geographers, archeologists, and historians, on the one hand, and for political scientists, economists, and journalists, on the other...
-Egyptology" at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
. Prior to joining the Brown faculty in 1982, he held various teaching positions at University of California-Berkeley.
Lesko is an expert in Egyptian languages including Old, Middle, and Late Egyptian, Demotic
Demotic
Demotic may refer to:*Demotic Greek, a variety of the Greek language*Demotic , a script and stage of the Egyptian language...
, and Coptic
Coptic language
Coptic or Coptic Egyptian is the current stage of the Egyptian language, a northern Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Egypt until at least the 17th century. Egyptian began to be written using the Greek alphabet in the 1st century...
. He has also studied the Coffin Texts
Coffin Texts
The Coffin Texts are a collection of ancient Egyptian funerary spells written on coffins beginning in the First Intermediate Period. The texts are derived in part from the earlier pyramid texts, reserved for royal use only, but they contain substantial new material related to everyday desires that...
, The Book of the Dead and Deir el-Medina. Along with his wife, Barbara Lesko, he edited 'A Dictionary of Late Egyptian.'
Publications
- King Tut's Wine Cellar (1977))
- Egyptological Studies in Honor of Richard A. Parker: Presented on the Occasion of His 78th Birthday (editor) (1986)
- A Dictionary of Late Egyptian (1990)
- http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=jsnl24Ba7z4C&pg=PP7&lpg=PP7&dq=The+ancient+Egyptian+Book+of+two+ways+By+Leonard+H.+Lesko&source=bl&ots=WaA2NU-Fog&sig=7kvbYev1askmoQal3RDtglnNMzE&hl=en&ei=rER4TvuKJ8O3hAewh_jhCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&sqi=2&ved=0CCQQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=The%20ancient%20Egyptian%20Book%20of%20two%20ways%20By%20Leonard%20H.%20Lesko&f=false The ancient Egyptian Book of two ways] published 1977
- Ancient Egyptian and Mediterranean Studies in Memory of William A. Ward
- Exodus: The Egyptian Evidence-by Brown University, Ernest S. Frerichs, William G. Dever, Leonard H. Lesko
- Index of the Spells on Egyptian Middle Kingdom Coffins and Related Documents
- Joseph Lindon Smith: Paintings from Egypt - An Exhibition, Brown University, October 8-November 21, 1998 Barbara S. Lesko, Diana W. Larkin, Joseph Lindon Smith, Brown University Dept. of Egyptology
- Pharaoh's Workers: The Villagers of Deir el Medina
- Religion in Ancient Egypt : Gods, Myths, and Personal Practice
- Through A Glass Darkly: Magic, Dreams and Phrophecy in Ancient Egypt
See also
Richard A. ParkerRichard Anthony Parker
Richard Anthony Parker was a prominent Egyptologist and professor of Egyptology. Originally from Chicago, he attended Mt. Carmel High School with acclaimed author James T. Farrell. He received an A.B. from Dartmouth College in 1930, and a Ph.D. in Egyptology from the University of Chicago in 1938...
(..through a glass darkly...) Cf.1 Corinthians 13:12