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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
Archaeology / Assyriology
Semester:
1st 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 the new edition of the Zimri-lim epic.
Course/Module aims:
Getting to know the genre of epics in Akkadian literature, through the reading of the Zimri-lim epic.
Familiarizing with the Hymnic-epic register of Akkadian
Going through the main stations of the history of the kingdom of Mari
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Know the main grammatical and literary features of the Hymnic-epic register of Akkadian
Know central points in Mesopotamian royal ideology
Familiarize with main points in the history of the kingdom of Mari
Attendance requirements(%):
100
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Frontal, with careful preparation of text for every class
Course/Module Content:
The Akkadian literary system in the Old Babylonian period
The genre of the Akkadian epic
The Hymnic-epic register of Akkadian
The kingdom of Mari from the times of Yahdun-lim to Zimri-lim
Required Reading:
* M. Guichard, L'Épopée de Zimrī-Lîm. Florilegium Marianum XIV, Paris, 2014.
* D. Charpin, Histoire Politique du Proche-Orient Amorrite (2002-1595), in: P. Attinger, M. Wäfler and W. Sallaberger (eds.), Mesopotamien: Die altbabylonische Zeit ((OBO 160/4), Fribourg, 2004, 5-484.
Additional Reading Material:
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 0 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 15 %
Project work 85 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
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