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: by appointment

Teaching Staff:
Prof Nathan Wasserman

Course/Module description:
Reading, analysing and translating some of the central Old Babylonian hymns to Ištar, esp. the one called "Ištar Louvre".

Course/Module aims:
Familiarising with the high and poetic register of 2st mill. Akkadian.
Getting to know Akkadian hymnal literature.

Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Translate and analyse literary texts in 1st mill. Akkadian, with the help of dictionaries and other philological tools.

Attendance requirements(%):
100

Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: Close reading of the text after careful preparation at home.

Course/Module Content:
Akkadian hymns in ancient Mesopotamia in general and the composition "Ištar Louvre" in particular.

Required Reading:
Groneberg, B. R. M. (1997). Lob der Ißtar. Gebet und Ritual an die altbabylonische Venusgöttin. Tanatti Ißtar. Groningen, Styx Publications.

Additional Reading Material:

Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 0 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 20 %
Project work 80 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %

Additional information:
Participation in the seminar, only after at least two advanced courses in Akkadian.