EPHE Wladimir Golenischeff Egyptology Research Center and Library
Library specializing in Egyptology, containing reference works, dictionaries, and lexicons, major French and international journals, both current and back issues, large collections of French and foreign monographs (religion, archaeology, text editions, etc.), valuable antique works, a wide selection of offprints, and maps. The library also offers extensive closed archives (Golenischeff, Lacau, Montet, Yoyotte) and open archives (French Excavation Mission at Tanis EPHE/MAE) with photographic plates, photographic prints, plans and drawings, and notes.
The Golenischeff Center and its library are home to the EPHE's “Ancient Egypt: Archaeology, Language, Religion” (EA 4519) research team and the French Mission for Excavations at Tanis. The collections have been transferred to the Humathèque on the Condorcet Campus. They have been integrated into territory C “Texts, Meaning, Creation” and in particular into section C3 “Religious Studies.” The archives and rare or valuable documents are kept in the Humathèque's reserves and can be consulted in a specific consultation room.
Access terms
The vast majority of documents are freely accessible in the reading rooms.
Lending terms
Most documents in the Humathèque can be borrowed, subject to the following rules:
- Doctoral students and researchers residing on campus may borrow 30 documents at a time for 60 days
- Master's students taking classes on campus may borrow 20 documents at a time for 30 days
- Non-resident researchers from member institutions may borrow 10 documents at a time for 60 days.
Academic works, rare and valuable documents, and archival collections are not available for loan.
EPHE Wladimir Golenischeff Egyptology Research Center and Library
