Abstract
The entry presents an overview on language contact features between Greek and Ancient Egyptian/Coptic.
1. Introduction
Ancient Egyptian (including its successor Coptic) is attested from the 3rd millennium BCE until at least the mid-2nd millennium CE when it was finally superseded by Arabic. Diachronically it is divided into Earlier Egyptian (covering Old and Middle Egyptian, roughly 3rd and 2nd millennium BCE) and Later Egyptian (covering Late Egyptian, Demotic and Coptic, f…