Prodromus Coptus

Title page of Prodromus Coptus

Prodromus Coptus sive Aegyptiacus (The Coptic or Egyptian Forerunner) was a 1636 work by the Jesuit scholar Athanasius Kircher.[1] It was published in Rome by the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith and dedicated to the Prefect of the Congregation, Cardinal Francesco Barberini.[2][3] The book was Kircher's first venture into the field of Egyptology, and it also contained the first ever published grammar of the Coptic language.[4]: 4 

  1. ^ "Athanasius Kircher, 1602-1680". loc.gov. Library of Congress. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  2. ^ Kircher, Athanasius. "Prodromus Coptus sive Aegypticus". archive.org. Archive.org. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  3. ^ Rowland, Ingrid. "Athanasius Kircher and the Egyptian Oedipus". ecuip.lib.uchicago.edu. University of Chicago. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  4. ^ Merrill, Brian L. "Athanasius Kircher (1602-1680): Jesuit scholar : an exhibition of his works in the Harold B. Lee Library collections" (PDF). fondazioneintorcetta.info/. Friends of Brigham Young University Library. Retrieved 17 April 2020.