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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
archaeology & ancient near east
Semester:
Yearly
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Prof. Nathan Wasserman
Coordinator Office Hours:
By appointment (mail)
Teaching Staff:
Prof Nathan Wasserman
Course/Module description:
The Mesopotamian netherworld and popular notions of death, as depicted in different texts: funerary texts, rituals, myths and letters.
Course/Module aims:
Learning about the mythology of death in ancient Mesopotamia, the architecture of the netherworld and its hierarchy.
Knowing various literary genres in Mesopotamian literature.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
The students will get to know better a relatively less-known branch of Mesopotamian mythology and will be able to compare it later to other mythologies.
Attendance requirements(%):
100
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Close reading. Active participation. Preparing papers for class.
Course/Module Content:
Myths and visions
Inannan’s/Ištar’s Decent to the Netherworld.
Ningišzida’s Decent to the Netherworld (UET 6/2, 395 &eq; Lambert, in Fs. Moran, 1990, 289–300).
Gilg. XII.
Nergal and Ereškigal.
The Description of Bazi’s chthonic temple (George, CUSAS 1, 10: 26–29).
The Netherworld Vision of an Assyrian Prince (Livingstone, SAA 3 No. 32).
Susa Funerary Texts
Required Reading:
Will be distributed by the teacher.
Additional Reading Material:
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 0 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 75 %
Assignments 25 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
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