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.[1][2][3] He is professor at the École pratique des hautes études since 2019.

Claude Rilly
Born (1959-11-04) November 4, 1959 (age 65)
NationalityFrench
Occupation(s)Linguist, Egyptologist, archaeologist
Academic work
InstitutionsFrench National Centre for Scientific Research
Main interestsMeroitic and Nilo-Saharan languages
Notable worksLe méroïtique et sa famille linguistique (2010)
Notable ideasNorthern Eastern Sudanic languages

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

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Rilly proposed the Northern Eastern Sudanic languages in 2010.[4]

References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ Claude Rilly (2004). The linguistic position of Meroitic Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine. p. 1
  4. ^ Rilly, Claude (2010). Le méroïtique et sa famille linguistique (in French). Peeters. p. 401. ISBN 978-90-429-2237-2.
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