HU Credits: 2

Degree/Cycle: 2nd degree (Master)

Responsible Department: archaeology & ancient near east

Semester: 2nd Semester

Teaching Languages: Hebrew

Campus: Mt. Scopus

Course/Module Coordinator: Prof. Nathan Wasserman

Coordinator Email: nathan.wasserman@mail.huji.ac.il

Coordinator Office Hours:

Teaching Staff:
Prof Nathan Wasserman

Course/Module description:
Reading the main tablet of the Middle Assyrian Laws. Familiarising with the Middle Assyrian dialect of Akkadian, and reading a large legal text.

Course/Module aims:
In-depth reading of a large legal text from ancient Mesopotamia
Learning the Middle Assyrian dialect of Akkadian,

Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Being able to penetrate through a complex legal text in Akkadian.
Knowing research tools in Mesopotamian Law and legal texts.

Attendance requirements(%):
100

Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: Reading in class after thorough preparation at home.

Course/Module Content:
Law in ancient Mesopotamia
Types of legal texts in Mesopotamia.
The Middle Assyrian Laws
The Middle Assyrian dialect.

Required Reading:
Will be given in class.

Additional Reading Material:

Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 0 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 100 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %

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