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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
archaeology & ancient near east
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Prof Nathan Wasserman
Coordinator Office Hours:
By appointment
Teaching Staff:
Prof Nathan Wasserman
Course/Module description:
Reading of letters from the Mari archive: prophecies, women's letters, and official letters of the Mari administration.
Course/Module aims:
Getting to know the Mari archive.
Familiarising with the epistolary language of this archive.
Learning the typical features of the Mari dialect.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Being able to read different kinds of letter from the Mari archive.
Using the rich secondary literature reg. this important archive.
Attendance requirements(%):
100
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Reading and discussing in class after thorough preparation at home.
Course/Module Content:
Historical survey of the kingdom of Mari.
Types of texts in the Mari archive.
The epistolary language of the Mari letters.
Prophecy in the ancient Near East.
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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