| Claude Rilly | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1959-11-04) November 4, 1959 (age 65) |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | Linguist, Egyptologist, archaeologist |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | French National Centre for Scientific Research |
| Main interests | Meroitic and Nilo-Saharan languages |
| Notable works | Le méroïtique et sa famille linguistique (2010) |
| Notable ideas | Northern Eastern Sudanic languages |
Claude Rilly (born November 4, 1959) is a French linguist, Egyptologist, and archaeologist at the French National Centre for Scientific Research who primarily specializes in Meroitic and Nilo-Saharan languages. He is professor at the École pratique des hautes études since 2019.
He is also the Director of the French Archaeological Mission in Sedeinga, Sudan.
In 2003, he received a PhD in Egyptology and Linguistics. His doctoral advisor was Pascal Vernus.
Linguistics
Rilly proposed the Northern Eastern Sudanic languages in 2010.
References
- Claude Rilly (2011). Recent Research on Meroitic, the Ancient Language of Sudan. http://www.ityopis.org/Issues-1_files/ITYOPIS-I-Rilly.pdf. Under the sub-heading - The original cradle of Proto-NES: chronological and palaeoclimatic issues. p. 18
- Claude Rilly (2007). La langue du royaume de Méroé, Un panorama de la plus ancienne culture écrite d’Afrique subsaharienne, Paris: Champion (Bibliothèque de l’École pratique des hautes études, Sciences historiques et philologiques, t. 344)
- Claude Rilly (2004). The linguistic position of Meroitic Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine. p. 1
- Rilly, Claude (2010). Le méroïtique et sa famille linguistique (in French). Peeters. p. 401. ISBN 978-90-429-2237-2.
External links
- La langue du royaume de Méroé (in French)
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